"The attached agreement

drafted by the City Attorney between Nancy Faulkner and the city is forwarded

for your information and consideration. I personally feel it is a fair

settlement. Please note that Nancy has signed the agreement and her final

day of employment will be March 9, 2001. Please contact me if you have

concerns about the agreement. Depending on feedback from you, my tentative

plan is to sign the agreement Monday, March 5, 2001, with no further action

on this matter required by council."

At my request, the city attorney

also called all three council members to discuss the agreement and answer

any questions. Mr. Tennant then called me to say he did not like the agreement.

He offered no alternative ideas or suggestions. Ms. Fritz and Ms. McMenamin

found it acceptable as they did not call me. Since three members of council,

a majority, found the agreement acceptable, I signed it at 5 p.m. on Monday,

March 5, 2001.

Mr. Tennant knows all this

and has known it since early March. For him to now maintain that I acted

"on my own" without council input or approval is patently absurd.

Having acted carefully and appropriately in a difficult and delicate matter,

I particularly resent the name-calling and personal slurs in Mr. Tennant's

fabricated indictment of my actions.

Those people completely familiar

with the circumstances of Ms. Faulkner's departure also know that the

city's ability to negotiate was somewhat hampered by the fact that Ms.

Faulkner had sufficient basis for filing a sexual harassment action against

Mr. Tennant. That she chose not to do so is a testament to her maturity

and forbearance.

I can tell you that in my nearly

10 years as your mayor, I and all the council members I have served with

except Mr. Tennant have worked diligently, honestly and with mutual respect,

even when we sharply disagreed, to reach many very difficult and contentious

decisions. None of us deserve to be lied about, insulted and denigrated

like this.

Bob Lenox

Mayor, Peachtree City