Former Lynn Haven City Manager, Vickie Gainer, Sues City Of Lynn Haven, Commissioner Tinder and Commissioner Warrick

LYNN HAVEN, FL – Former Lynn Haven City Manager, Vickie Gainer, filed a lawsuit against the City of Lynn Haven, Judy Tinder and Jamie Warrick, for over $100,000, citing Discrimination as the basis. She demanded a jury trial.

There were 8 counts cited:

I – Equal Pay Act
II – Hostile Work Environment Gender by City of Lynn Haven
III - Hostile Work Environment Race by City of Lynn Haven
IV – Hostile Work Environment Race by Tinder
V – Hostile Work Environment Gender by Warrick
VI – Hostile Work Environment and Adverse actions due to Party Affiliation by Warrick
VII – Adverse actions due to Gender by City of Lynn Haven
VIII – Adverse actions due to Race by City of Lynn Haven

At first glance, the easiest one to understand may be the Equal Pay Act. The starting salary of the former city manager in 2017 was $135,000 plus $17,968 in benefits for a total of $152,968. When he resigned his position in March of 2019. His total compensation was $165,939.

Ms. Gainer’s starting salary as city manager in November of 2019 was $78,503. That is a far cry from the former city manager’s starting salary of $135,000. After signing an employment contract a few months later, she received a raise to $115,000 plus $5,400 in benefits for a total of $120,400. The case could be made that If the duties as city manager for both people were the same, then the salary should be the same.

More to come later!