LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Craig Greenberg's now-former deputy chief of staff is calling for an investigation into his administration.
Keisha Dorsey was fired from her role this week. It comes as she's filed ethics complaints against the mayor's office for discriminatory practices.
Dorsey is accusing the mayor's administration of a hostile work environment, one that disproportionately affects women and minority leaders.
"We will take down a corrupt administration that is trying to oppress the voices of women, not just oppress us, but take us out," Dorsey said Friday. "It is time that we stand together."
Only WHAS11 was there Friday as she spoke at the popular Bishop's Table, a weekly roundtable of community members and city officials, including police.
Dorsey was let go Wednesday, just two days after receiving a letter of reprimand from Deputy Mayor David James, who told her it was her "final warning not to engage in further serious misconduct."
In the letter, James said Dorsey unethically lobbied a councilmember for a proposed ordinance and then tried to hide it from the Mayor's office.
Dorsey, a former councilmember herself, said she was working as a private citizen to enhance support for veterans.
"And I cry not because I'm sad, I cry because I'm free; you did me the biggest favor, David James," Dorsey said at the Table.
When asked for his comment on the issue, Mayor Craig Greenberg told WHAS11, "all of us, myself included, need to be accountable to who we work for, which is the people of Louisville."
He continued, "And we are stewards of taxpayer dollars that have a responsibility to excel at our work and to meet professional standards."
It's yet another shift within Greenberg's administration, which has seen a handful of high-profile women, particularly women of color, in Metro Government leave for one reason or another -- or in some cases, resign at the Mayor's request.
"I'm incredibly proud of the diversity in the Mayor's office -- across all of Metro Government. People from all walks of life, from all races, genders, levels of experiences are part of the team that I value," Greenberg told WHAS11. "We're going to continue to move forward in that fashion."
Dorsey also accused the Mayor's office of violating FMLA and ADA protections.
An attorney for the Metro Ethics Commission confirmed they received a submission from Dorsey through their tip-line. But he clarified under the Ethics Code, tips aren't officially complaints yet until the person goes under oath.
We're told the Commission will review the case at its next meeting on Thursday and then decide what steps, if any, to take.
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