Woodside Town Manager on Leave After Releasing Report About Council Members, Town Says He Demanded $400,000

Woodside town manager on leave after releasing report about council members, town says he demanded $400,000

Woodside’s town manager has been put on paid administrative leave after releasing a report about alleged misdeeds by councilmembers after “demanding” the town pay him $400,000 to keep the report quiet, the town said today (Feb. 19). Ledbetter sent the whistleblower report to the council on Tuesday and called the town’s attorney to demand he be paid $400,000 no later than midnight on Sunday, Feb. 22, or else he would release the report, according…

Woodside town manager on leave after releasing whistleblower report against mayor, council members

Woodside Town Manager Jason Ledbetter was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday, after he released a 14-page whistleblower report alleging that the mayor and mayor pro tempore pressured him to delay housing projects.