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By-JENNIFER SORENTRUE
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
NORTH PALM BEACH --
Council members said
Thursday that they'd rather
wait and see whether Village
Manager Dennis Redmond
follows through. with a public
resignation he made this
week before they- discuss re-,
placing him.
Village Attorney George
"Baldwin will send Redmond
a letter asking him to submit
hisresignation in writing; if
he still intends to leave the
post he has held for 'about.
eight months.
Redmond abruptly re-
signed during' a public meet-
ing Monday night, citing
..health problems and the
stress of the job.
He said he would submit,
his resignation "effective
when I fund out what my
medical condition is."
Redmond is on ,medical`
leave. His employment con-
tract requires a written resig-
nation!
Councilman Charles
O'Meilia said Thursday . that
he wants Redmond- to have
the chance to identify his ail-
ment before the council de-
cides how to replace him.
"I think it's 'a little prema-
ture,."'. O'Meilia said during a
special meeting to discuss
Redmond'.s resignation. "I-'
think it leaves the perception
we are accepting something
that's not so."
On* Monday, Redmond
took: aim at'village'leaders,
citing complaints of sexual
harassment in the public
safety department.
The allegations have
prompted ,two investigations.
One ,found there was "insuffi-
cient information" to support
the clams. The results of the
second weren't 0 ediately
available Thursday.
The resignation ,has
caused quite a stir in this
small town, which spans
about 4 square miles.
During the invocation at
the Co' uncil's regular meeting
Thursday, Mayor Don Noel
asked for help dealing with
"rumor and innuendo."
0 jennifer sorentrue@pbpost.com