In Lawsuit, Former Magens Bay GM Says “No Nonsense” Attitude Angered Chair Who Plotted With Others to Unfairly Dismiss Him

The Magens Bay Authority is the subject of a lawsuit filed by its former general manager, alleging wrongful dismissal.  Hubert Brumant was appointed as general manager of the authority in 2007, and says that he received consistent positive feedback for his work until November 2021, when Barbara Petersen, named as a co-defendant in the lawsuit, became chair of the authority. The civil suit alleges that Ms. Petersen, as well as some other members of the board, began plotting to remove Mr. Brumant as general manager because he was “no nonsense”, and as such refused to deviate from the authority’s rules and regulatory procedures. As a result of their alleged machinations, he was suspended in February 2023 and terminated less than a month later.  Mr. Brumant’s lawyers describe a scenario in which Ms. Petersen assigned several tasks to the former general manager in January 2022, which were to be completed within 90 days. These were allegedly completed within the stipulated timeframe, but t...