Arcata Council to Consider Restraining Order, Censure of Watson
By
Kimberly Wear
on
May 13, 2022 at 4:01PM
According to the staff report, the employment counsel’s office notified Watson of the report’s findings on April 26 and “additional allegations of inappropriate conduct” against him by additional staff members, including sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment,” and that the city was “duty bound” to take actions to protect staff members from “the complained of behavior and to ensure that such conduct does not repeat itself.” At that time, the staff report states, Watson was advised that the city “requested that he immediately cease certain activities,” including contact with any staff member outside of council meetings.