Dyer placed on administrative leave

There was one empty seat at the conference table when the county Board of Commissioners gathered for their executive committee meeting Tuesday.

It was the seat of county administrator Jim Dyer who has been placed on paid leave pending an investigation into a complaint filed against him by a recent hire.

This action took place in open session withahandfulof personsinattendance. However, board members took three votes following the 90-minute closed door meeting, which included a discussion with legal counsel.