Fayetteville

city attorney David Winkle will investigate a city

employee's grievance against city manager Michael Bryant

this week.

City

Council Wednesday suspended Bryant with pay pending the

investigation.

City

officials are mum on details of the grievance, and aren't

sure how long the investigation will take.

"Right

now, all [the City Council knows] are allegations,"

said Winkle Friday. "They don't know what's true and

not true."

Winkle said

he will begin fact-finding Monday.

Police

Chief Johnny Roberts, who two years ago was appointed

assistant city manager, is acting as manager in Bryant's

absence.

City

operations continue to run smoothly, Roberts said Friday.

"We've got a good bunch of people. They're

professionals. Things are working as normal," he

said.

Bryant,

former county manager in Beaufort, S.C., started work for

Fayetteville in June 1998, replacing former manager Joe

Morton, who took an assistant manager's position with

Peachtree City.