The Irondequoit Town Board is calling for the resignation of Town Supervisor Andrae Evans following the release of a report that alleges he engaged in sexual harassment and retaliation.
The 34-page report compiled by an outside firm was released on Tuesday. It details the allegations against Evans, saying he made sexually inappropriate comments to a town employee and then sought retaliation by leaving that individual out of meetings and communications. That employee later resigned, according to the report.
Along with the report, the Irondequoit Town Board released a statement saying:
Rep. Joe Morelle (D - NY25) addressed the situation on Tuesday. He expressed concern over how long it took for the report to come out.
"Any type of sexual harassment, any type of harassment in the workplace, particularly by a town supervisor, is beyond troubling," said Morelle. "I'm also frustrated the town board has been looking at this for months and hadn't made the decision to release the report until the county executive and I and others basically spoke up."
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello also spoke on the situation:
"The bottom line, it's unacceptable behavior from anybody in any work place, but particularly from an elected official who is charged with representing the public, is paid for by the public [and] hired by the public to do a job," Bello said.
Spectrum News 1 has reached out to Supervisor Evans for comment and is awaiting his response.