OUTER LOOP. >>> DEVELOPING THIS MORNING. ORGANIZATION LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HOWARD COUNTY ARE CALLING FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR. >> AND INVESTIGATION INTO THE HOWARD COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM PROMPTED QUESTIONS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. AMY KAWATA JOINS US WITH THE
DEVELOPMENTS. >> Reporter: LAST NIGHT DOZENS OF PEOPLE SIGN UP TO GIVE TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF A BILL THAT WOULD REFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CURRENT COUNTY AUDITOR. ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY EVENT THE LIBRARY HOSTED LAST OCTOBER. ACCORDING TO THE AUDITOR, HIS
OFFICE WAS LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS THAT THE PRESIDENT AND CEO THE LIBRARY WAS HOSTING THE GATHERING USING TAXPAYER MONEY. THE LIBRARY BOARD, COMMUNITY LEADERS SAY HE OVERSTEPPED HIS POWERS CALLING THE REPORT INACCURATE AND RACIALLY MOTIVATED. THE ORIGINAL OUT OF, THEY WROTE
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN WEARING WHITE DRESSES WERE ENTERING THE BUILDING. HE COULD NOT PROPERLY INVESTIGATE THE BOARD CHAIR INTERVENED. HOWARD COUNTY RESIDENT LISA IS ONE OF MANY CALLING FOR A NEW AUDITOR. >> I AM HERE TO SUPPORT A 11
AND EXPRESS THE HOWARD COUNTY AUDITOR DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE THE REQUISITE LEADERSHIP INTEGRITY, JUDGMENT, OR CHARACTER TO REMAIN IN THE POSITION OF TRUST. THIS COMMUNITY HAS NO CONFIDENCE IN THE UNBIASED IMPARTIALITY OF THIS AUDITOR, AND DEMANDS HE BE FIRED, REMOVED FROM THIS TAXPAYER
FUNDED POSITION IMMEDIATELY.
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