The county’s longtime purchasing and contracting chief has sued the county, alleging he was fired based on his age and race.

Jack Pellegrino is a 65-year-old White man. In his March lawsuit, Pellegrino revealed that Chief Administrative Officer Ebony Shelton terminated him with no explanation last September and alleged that he was discriminated against “based on his race and/or color” because the county planned to replace him with a person of color.

Pellegrino’s replacement, however, was not a person of color. The county appointed Pellegrino’s deputy Allen Hunsberger, who is White, to serve first as the acting director and then the permanent leader of the county’s purchasing and contracting department.

County spokesperson Tammy Glenn declined to comment on Pellegrino’s lawsuit or claims

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