This time, reports say the employee was fired. From The World
Assessor Adam Colby reportedly fired a key employee Wednesday morning.
Later in the day, county commissioners called an emergency executive session with only two hours notice to consult with their attorney.
Colby fired Christina Crabill, who has worked in the office since January 2009, assessor’s employee K.C. Roach said. Colby quickly promoted Crabill to office manager and touted the Iraq War veteran as one of his best employees, raising questions about the abrupt termination.
Colby who has as many tort claims against as toes has been steeped in controversy since taking office losing several experienced staff. This may explain why he hasn’t bothered to answer an email I sent him asking to explain the tax inequity between the top ten tax payers in Coos County and the rest of us. To my knowledge, he hasn’t answered David Cay Johnston either. Colby is an elected official and he owes the public an explanation.
Why do the commissioners continue to tolerate Colby’s obvious inability to manage a staff? Whitty is the liaison to the Assessor’s office, we should ask her.
