Martinsville City Manager Aretha Ferrell-Benavides was fired by the Martinsville City Council on Thursday night, effective immediately and with cause.
The partial list of issues that justified the termination by Council included commission of an act involving malfeasance and dishonesty, and unsatisfactory performance. Council also authorized its lawyers to turn over the results of an investigation, not yet concluded, to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office for possible criminal charges.
Ferrell-Benavides had been on paid administrative leave for the past three weeks.
