“Nearly five years after suspending Melissa Reimer, the Ramapo Town Board has fired the former financial officer whose cooperation with the FBI led to the conviction of former Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence on fraud charges.
Board members voted 3-0 Wednesday to accept the recommendations of a hearing officer who suggested firing Reimer, who this month won a seat on the Suffern Central Board of Education.
Reimer, who has a pending federal civil rights lawsuit against the town, took Ramapo to state Supreme Court in December demanding the town either fire her or put her back to work. [Read more…]