Brookhaven City Attorney Tom Kurrie has resigned, avoiding likely termination by the city council for his part in misleading the public about sexual harassment allegations against the former mayor.
Kurrie resigned during a closed session of council Tuesday, according to the current mayor. A day earlier, the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the online Brookhaven Post revealed that Kurrie and ex-Mayor J. Max Davis put out a news release in May containing false statements.
Kurrie also released an altered document describing Davis’ allegedly inappropriate behavior and withheld records from the public for weeks, just as Davis was embarking on his current run for the state House District 80 seat vacated by Mike Jacobs.
New Mayor Rebecca Chase Williams said that going into Tuesday’s meeting, there was strong sentiment among council members to fire Kurrie. The obfuscation caused the city to lose the trust of residents, which is unacceptable, Williams said.
“On the issue of open records and the sunshine laws, there’s just no room for error,” Williams said. “The majority of council was not happy with Tom Kurrie’s handling of this.”
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