<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1XJ6zU_1GziYjOe00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1XJ6zU_1GziYjOe00" width="1920" height="559" >Two Brantley council members are speaking out about the town’s decision to terminate longtime Police Chief Titus Averett.Lorey Bogen and Alfredia Wiley spoke at Tuesday’s meeting and said they were not included in the decision to fire Averette.According to Bogen, Averett has been on medical leave, but Bogen believed the chief’s job was secure. Bogen said he and Wiley were circumvented by other council members who decided to end Averett’s employment.“I’ve been [on the council] for 26 years,” Bogen said. “We hired the police chief. [His termination] never came through me or Ms. [Wiley]; we didn’t know anything about [anyone] wanting to fire the chief.”Brantley Mayor Steve Walker served Averett with termination papers Nov. 3. Averett, a 27-year law enforcement veteran who has served the town for nearly 17 years, said he could not yet comment on the situation but confirmed receiving the notice.“There was information on the letter stating the reason why, but right now that’s basically all I can say,” Averett said.The Luverne Journal contacted the town of Brantley for comment and learned the matter had been transferred to the Alabama Municipalities Insurance Corporation, or AMIC. According to AMIC representatives, the firm does not handle personnel matters or comment on matters concerning its insured members.Wiley did not return requests for comment. At Tuesday’s meeting, however, she pointed to the lack of information surrounding the termination decision.“We as council [members] are supposed to be for the people, out front, not behind them,” Wiley said. “We’ve got to do our best at all times. That means we are not here to cause confusion. We cannot put our knee on somebody’s neck and keep them down.“People in the community are coming to me asking, ‘Why did the mayor give Chief Titus a termination?’ I don’t have an answer. You need to go to [the mayor or other council members] because [I] did not have a say in it. As a member of the police committee, I say the people need to know what’s going on.”Bogen said the decision to fire Averett is not the first town matter from which he has been excluded.“This is wrong, what they’re doing,” he said. “They’re just keeping a lot of stuff from me. I’ve been on the council for 20-something years and have been through a lot of council members.”Walker did not immediately respond to requests for comment. </div></body>

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Two Brantley council members are speaking out about the town’s decision to terminate longtime Police Chief Titus Averett. Lorey Bogen and Alfredia Wiley spoke at Tuesday’s meeting and said they were not included in the decision to fire Averette. According to Bogen, Averett has been on medical leave,...

Council members speak out about Averett's termination

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Two Brantley council members are speaking out about the town’s decision to terminate longtime Police Chief Titus Averett. Lorey Bogen and Alfredia Wiley sp

Council members speak out about Averett's termination

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