Did Public Statement Get Florence Employee Fired?

S.D. is a recently terminated City of Florence Employee. We sincerely doubt that any infractions she committed merited firing, but nevertheless she was. She's not happy.

In September of last year, S.D. made a comment on a local blog. The Shoals Tatler is published only sporadically, and political critique seems to be a very small part of its focus. One particular blog appears to criticize Florence museum curator/former PSS board member Brian W. Murphy. S.D. then added the comment:

HR didn’t dig him up from anywhere. Libby Jordan wanted hired him part-time because he volunteered for Arts/Museum we NEEDED his talent SO 2018 he filled her pt position at Rosenbaum House when she was promoted then he is hired full time 2019 Curator Indian Mound they cleaned house there so he could take over & created a new title curator finally in June of this year his job is reclassified & he is Curator for Indian Mound & Popes Tavern. in retrospect looks like to me when she retires he will be her replacement. It was the plan to begin with & HR couldn’t do a thing the Jordan’s brought him in. Also note Jordan booted Steen from Historical Board & Mr. Murphy took over that as well.

It wasn't the first time S.D. had complained publicly about city hiring practices. Perhaps this was a way to make sure no other employees voiced their concerns about ill-qualified hires?

Was S.D. given due process? No. It seems Mayor Andy Betterton didn't feel like dealing with it. Yes, really...