Town Administrator’s Motive Questioned
On Monday (8/8), our new Town Administrator, Angie Lopes Ellison, fired* Vicki Oliveira, the Assistant to the Town Administrator. Ms. Oliveira had worked her way up in the Town Hall, and after 12 years never had as much as one letter in her file. So why fire her? Retaliation against her husband, Historic Commitee chairperson Wayne Oliveira.
The new TA accused her employee of failure to keep confidential information confidential. My question is how do you prove that allegation when the information she is referring to was already public knowledge?
I believe the TA has created a caustic work environment. The Selectboard should perform her three-month evaluation and a thorough investigation into the firing of Ms. Oliveira before their trust is lost.
After I posted the above on the Hometown Fairhaven Uncensored FaceBook page, I sent each of our selectboard members the following email.
“I am asking you to work to remove Ms. Ellison. She has proven to be unprofessional and has shown more interest in her own agenda than in the town of Fairhaven. I believe she has created a caustic work environment in the short few months in the position and that contradictory to her statement, she is a liar.
“Though I have no say in her tenure, I can certainly exercise my right to vote for the Selectboard. Further I will come out publicly if you and the other board members refuse to perform her 3-month evaluation immediately and investigate the firing of her administrative assistant*.”
Leon Correy and Bob Espindola answered my email immediately. Keith Silvia spoke to me in person. As for the two other selectboard members… crickets.
To the townspeople of Fairhaven: Please join me in requesting proof that our new TA has been evaluated and that they have performed a thorough investigation into Ms. Oliveira’s firing.
Tracy Travers, Fairhaven Citizen and Town Meeting Member
*Ms. Ellison “reassigned” Ms. Oliveira to a clerical position in the public works department.
**Ms. Oliveira’s title was Assistant to the Town Administrator.
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