CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — A Cabarrus County manager, who was fired, will get $489,000 in a settlement, which is $1,000 more than he claimed the county owed him.
Mike Downs sued Cabarrus County for unpaid compensation.
He was fired in January after 14 years.
Downs has also filed a complaint accusing the county of age discrimination, The Charlotte Observer reported.
In his termination letter, commissioners pointed to his involvement in buying an office building over its appraised value for $42 million.
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