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Templeton’s code violation not egregious, officials say

WHAT’S NEXTThe City Council will discuss City Attorney Mike McMahan’s report in its regularly scheduled committee meetings at 3 p.m. Tuesday.DOCUMENTSPDF: Read a copy of the full report by City Attorney Mike McMahan

Chattanooga Citywide Services Director Jimmy Templeton was wrong not to disclose that some of his family worked for a business that had a city contract, according to an investigation report.

Though the omissions technically violate the city code, none are “egregious,” City Attorney Mike McMahan wrote.

“I found no evidence that any action or inaction had harmed the city,” McMahan wrote in a memorandum to the City Council.

Lee Davis, attorney for Templeton, could not be reached for comment Thursday.