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Utah Co. clerk/auditor called employee âgay democratic assistantâ according to investigation
Amelia Powers Gardner
Posted at 5:03 PM, Apr 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-09 19:04:14-04
UTAH COUNTY, Utah â Utah County Clerk/Auditor Amelia Powers Gardner underwent workplace harassment training after calling a former employee her âgay democratic assistantâ and referring to him as one âof us women,â according to an investigation by the county attorneyâs office.
An attorneyâs office investigator began his inquiry two days before Powers Gardner announced her bid for a vacant County Commission seat, according to a report obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune.
The former employee, whose name is redacted, asked to meet with human resources on Oct. 20, 2020, after Powers Gardner threw her keys and purse at him twice and berated him in front of other staff, the report said. The former employee also noted examples of when the clerk/auditor, who t
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