Following An Investigation By The Attorney For The City Of Elizabethton, Water Resources Department Construction Supervisor Jim Roberts Has Been Terminated. The Probe Dealt With Ethics Violations, Including Allegations Roberts Falsified His Personal Compensatory Time. Attorney Roger Day Met With Employees To Hear Their Allegations Against Roberts And Determined Roberts Used His Position To Secure A Private Gain Or Advantage For Himself. City Manager Jerome Kitchens Determined The Firing Was Justified. Roberts Has Disputed The Allegations And Disagrees With The Method Of The Investigation, The Conduct Of The Hearing And The Conclusions And Findings.