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Vt. city council votes to suspend admin. officer

October 27, 2009 By The Associated Press  

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Burlington City Council has voted to suspend the city's chief administrative officer amid an ongoing dispute about the city-owned telecommunications provider, but Mayor Bob Kiss says he won't do it.

In an 8-6 vote early Tuesday, the council passed a resolution calling for Jonathan Leopold to be put on administrative leave, with pay.

Leopold has been under fire...

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