Nov 12, 2007 11:10 pm US/Central
State To Investigate Supervision Of Fired Manager
ST. PAUL (AP) ―
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MnDOT said Sonia Pitt did not return to Minnesota after the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed in Minneapolis Aug. 1, killing 13 people.
CBS
The administration of Gov. Tim Pawlenty will investigate the supervision of the senior Minnesota Department of Transportation official fired last week for work-schedule improprieties, a spokesman for the governor said late Monday.
Sonia Pitt was fired by MnDOT as its director of homeland security Friday. MnDOT said she charged the state for personal travel and phone calls and did not return to Minnesota after the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed in Minneapolis Aug. 1, killing 13 people.
"This afternoon, Gov. Pawlenty said that Sonia Pitt's termination by MnDOT was appropriate and that the department and the governor's office will review if she was properly supervised," Pawlenty spokesman Brian McClung said in an e-mail.
Pitt was at a Boston conference when the bridge fell. On Aug. 3, she flew to Washington, D.C., for nonwork reasons and remained there for eight days. The state said she had no work-related reason to be in Washington, did not offer to return to Minnesota and was not asked to return.
It was announced earlier that state Legislative Auditor James Nobles was investigating Pitt's situation.
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