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Ending Saturday, February 13, 2021, this week's top reports included new documents revealing how the fired New Hanover County Health Director failed to
Former NHC health director was âderelict in duties,â separation letter states
Former NHC health director was âderelict in duties,â separation letter states By WECT Staff | February 10, 2021 at 10:55 AM EST - Updated February 10 at 5:19 PM
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Former New Hanover County health director Phillip Tarte was fired due to âunresolved patterns of leadership and performance failuresâ and was âderelict in his dutiesâ as one of the countyâs top health officials, according to a separation letter obtained by WECT.
In the letter, dated Jan. 27, Health and Human Services Director Donna Fayko outlines the issues that had been ongoing with the former health director since at least 2019.