Commission defers Lisa Crumpley lawsuit, directs depositions

During the law director item, Commissioner Iwanski moved to defer the Lisa Crumpley v. Anderson County matter for 30 days and to have the Law Director obtain depositions from Cathy Best, Mayor Terry Frank, Lisa Crumpley, David Crowley and Steve Paige. The motion was seconded and passed with a recorded roll-call list in the minutes.

The minutes record the clerks' roll as voting aye: Wandell, Alderson, Meredith, Emert, Warfield, Vowell, Isbel, White, Mead, Creasey, Yager and Iwanski; voting no: Fritts, McKamey, Hitchcock and Scott. The commission also considered a motion earlier to let the case proceed through the courts but ultimately approved the 30-day deferral and ordered depositions so the board would have more information before taking further action.

The deposition request asks the Law Director to obtain testimony from five named people; the minutes direct that those depositions be secured to inform commissioners prior to future action. The deferral preserves the commission's ability to revisit the matter after the requested depositions have been gathered.