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Acting city attorney: City Council appoints temporary Long replacement; briefly addresses issue.
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Odessa American (Odessa, TX)
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October 10, 2007
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Byline: Bill Modisett
Oct. 10--Following an executive session of a little more than an hour Tuesday, Odessa City Council named LeeAnn Rymer as acting city attorney while City Attorney Larry Long serves a 30-day unpaid suspension.
Then Mayor Larry Melton issued a statement for the city council, indicating another city employee had "filed a complaint against Long."
Melton said an investigation was conducted and that in addition to his 30-day suspension, Long will be required to take 10 hours of "sensitivity training."
Then, Melton said, the council would leave the building and since "this is a personnel issue the privacy of the individuals involved, ...