Gwinnett Daily Post | Racial discrimination alleged in fire chief search in Ga. county

JONESBORO — Clayton County commissioners have been accused of racial discrimination in their search for a new fire department leader, interim fire Chief Dwayne Jackson has confirmed.

Commissioners began vaguely discussing a complaint filed last week concerning the fire chief search during their pre-meeting work session Tuesday night. Later, during a break in the commission’s business meeting, Jackson said it pertained to the choice of an interim fire chief.

Jackson, the department’s first African-American leader, was appointed to the interim position in July.

Tuesday, he said another employee of the department who had applied for the position filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming the employee was discriminated against on the basis of race.

Jackson declined to name the employee who filed the complaint.

via Gwinnett Daily Post | Racial discrimination alleged in fire chief search in Ga. county.