A former College Park code enforcement supervisor has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging retaliatory termination and misconduct by an elected official.

Last Friday, Attorney J. Matthew Maquire filed the lawsuit under the Georgia Whistleblower Act on behalf of Jerry Silver in Fulton County Superior Court. The act protects public employees from retaliation if they refuse to participate in something unlawful or if they disclose conduct that they believe is unlawful.

The lawsuit states that Silver was fired last May for refusing to write illegal code enforcement citations that he alleges were ordered by Councilman Roderick Gay.

Gay did not return a phone call to SaportaReport. His reply to a text message requesting comment was a press release for a new dog park ribbon-cutting ceremo

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