More conflict strikes Genesee Township, PA. Last week, the township
secretary/treasurer was fired for allegedly misusing township funds and
falsifying township records.
According to the Potter-Leader Enterprise, Ashlee Dreas was
placed on “unpaid leave” from her position as secretary/treasurer on Dec. 8,
2020 “until further notice,” township supervisors Dann Thompson, Bill Baker and
Kristine Smith announced during the December 2020 township supervisors meeting,
but did not give any more details.
The newspaper reported that an internal township
investigation revealed Dreas allegedly “misappropriated funds and falsified
township records’’ during her employment as the township secretary/treasurer,
according to the termination letter sent to Dreas on Jan. 11, which the Potter
Leader-Enterprise obtained via a Right To Know request.
Supervisors did not give a reason or elaborate during the meeting. The Potter Leader-Enterprise asked why she was terminated, but supervisors would not comment, citing an ongoing investigation and personnel matters.
