The Greensboro City Council is holding a closed session at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, prior to the regular meeting that begins at 5:30 p.m.
The rumor is that the closed session is to discuss the continued employment of City Manager Tai Jaiyeoba and that a vote will be taken at the public meeting to accept his resignation.
At rhinotimes.com, on the article headlined “Police Chief Announces City Will Appeal Court Ordered BWC Video Release,” GSOInsider commented, “Taiwo Jaiyeoba has been fired. The City has not made a public announcement yet it is coming.
“Ask Zack Matheny. He’ll confirm.”
In reply to several comments, GSOInsider commented, “The City Council will be voting on terminating his contract before Tuesday’s Council Meeting.”
Several people who closely follow the workings of city government confirm that they have also been told that Jaiyeoba will be terminated at the March 5 meeting, but what hasn’t leaked out is why the City Council would terminate Jaiyeoba’s employment contract. It doesn’t appear to be about the domestic disturbance at Jaiyeoba’s home on Dec. 28, 2023.
The City Council has stood behind Jaiyeoba as far as the domestic disturbance incident, despite the fact that, according to Metro 911, one of the callers to 911 from his home said, “Taiwo Jaiyeoba, the city manager of Greensboro, is hitting his children.”
According to court documents, Jaiyeoba suffered a dislocated shoulder in that incident.
On Feb. 9, Mayor Nancy Vaughan issued a press release that included, “As a governing body, we support the excellent work City Manager Jaiyeoba continues to do for our community.”
On Feb. 15, after viewing the body-worn camera (BWC) videos from the police who responded to the 911 calls, the City Council issued a press release in support of Jaiyeoba stating, “Furthermore, in our view, the City Manager did not receive preferential treatment.”
And the City of Greensboro has fought the release of those BWC camera videos to the public. Attorneys from the Greensboro City Attorney’s Office opposed the release of the BWC videos in court on Feb. 19, and then tried to have the release date delayed. Finally, on Monday, March 4, the date North Carolina Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour had ordered the BWC videos released, Greensboro Police Chief John Thompson announced the city would be appealing Baddour’s ruling.
The city is poorly operated and the manager does not run it well…..he should be terminated not because of his domestic problems but because of the way the city is run.
The termination of the leaf program and its very inferior replacement is an insult to the taxpayers of what was once a great city. FIX IT. THE NEW SYSTEM IN MY OPINION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE TAX PAYERS. POOR MANAGEMENT SHOULD HAVE CONSEQUENSES.
The taxpayers have done their part and given the city all the tools it needs to make GSO flourishe. CHANGES NEED TO
BE MADE.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
Don’t hold your breath on loose leaf pickup coming back.. or then maybe you should if you are that naive.
Has the Imperial Council of Greensboro grown some?
If so, it;s a sign of the Apocalypse
Rumors ma’am. Just rumors.
It’s past time for him to be terminated. So much negative publicity makes for extremely ineffective leadership. I am sure the Charlotte to Greensboro government candidate pipeline in open and ready to start interviewing and hiring.
The next thing that will happen is the city will spend tons of money to look for a candidate to fill the position that is not from here. Why can’t we find someone from this area that knows this area that would be qualified for the job. Instead we have to spend all this money to find someone that is probably not qualified.
I’ll be the city manager and they don’t have to pay me so much, I’ll do it for, let’s say, $70,000/year and health insurance. They don’t even have to pay for transportation. I know what GSO needs. I get along with most people (some of my family, not so much). They should interview me.
Well, if the city manager is indeed resigning, I would be surprised. Again, with all of the unqualified support from the city council during this entire episode, why now? It is just one more confirmation that the council as a whole, is inept. Is Nancy Vaughan running everything by herself? I think Matheny and Holston have asked the appropriate questions. And, even Yvonne Johnson used to be a level-headed representative. And, why is Chief Thompson making the announcement about appealing the judge’s decision to release the BWC video? In the beginning, I just assumed he was put in a bad situation with his boss calling his cell phone at night “not asking for special treatment” but certainly got plenty of it: cursory investigation, injuries but no charges, top duty officer shows up to make sure everything is handled “properly”, police report not entered the normal way, and when entered, it is blocked from public AND internal police access. And now the chief announcing the appeal. Perhaps his job should be reviewed.
I’ll believe it when it is confirmed along with his golden parachute. Of course the mayor and council gave their usual BS praise.
I’m predicting that City “Manager” will be terminated, then there will be no reason to release the video. He must have done something really BAD! GOOD RIDDANCE!
Finally , hope this is true and that he doesn’t get a six figure termination paycheck. When a person is fired, you don’t get a bonus.
Just &75,000
Plus benefits
If this is true, the release of ALL of the BWC video MUST be released. His firing WILL be because of what happened that night. As with every other governmental cover-up, the attempts to deceive the public, the citizens who really are their boss, is worse than even the violence that occured Dec. 28, 2023. Many more officials MUST be terminated as well.
Taiwo Jaiyeoba’s termination has nothing to do with the domestic disturbance at his home. The circumstances surrounding his dismissal are much more salacious than that.
GSOInsider, be careful.
Just as I thought. He hired a criminal lawyer from Winston (I think I read that). What are the chances that wasn’t for the domestic? If so, our council should have butted up, fired him, and not paid him another dime. But that’s not how our city operates. Hide,deflect, cover. Nancy V your speeches about transparency are the biggest BS I’ve seen. Give us a hint GSOInsider. Was he banging someone inappropriate or did he have his hand in the cookie jar?
Does the video contained in the BWC reveal the salacious individual(s) involved in the circumstances surrounding the dismissal perhaps?
Whether City Manager Tai Jaiyeoba is fired or not, taxpayers want to see the tape. The issue doesn’t stop with the Manager. The issue of preferential treatment is at the forefront. Show us the tape.
Promises promises, not gone too soon!
He’s resigned.
https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/19159/36
He is out! Now it is time for the Mayor & city council to go! Why did they let him resign? Make an arrest if warranted and let the court decide.
There were 4 votes to fire him last year way before the incident at his house My guess is the “fifth” vote came after all of this snow-balled into a big mess.
Why are they spending money on lawyers to fight the release of the tapes?
I wish these people would treat the money as if it’s their own, and stop acting like they’ve got a bottomless checking account.
Still want to see the video
If this resignation was related to the December 28th event, and it’s determined there was a coverup by the police chief, mayor, or city council members, we should see further resignations. Of course that would only happen if we had public servants with an ounce of dignity and respect for the people who pay their salaries.