Former Muscatine City Administrator Sues Over His Termination

MUSCATINE — Former Muscatine City Administrator Gregg Mandsager is suing the city and several council members, claiming he was wrongfully terminated in December 2019.He also alleges disability discrimination and retaliatory and vindictive conduct by the mayor and city council.Mandsager is seeking damages in the lawsuit against Mayor Diana Broderson, council members Kelcey Brackett, Osmond Malcolm, Nadine Brockert and former council member Santos Saucedo — the five who voted to end his contract.“What do you get when you dedicate over a decade of your life to the city of Muscatine in the role of city administrator?,” asks the lawsuit, filed in mid-February in Muscatine County District Court.“If you’re Gregg Mandsager, you get wrongfully fired and terminated from your employment,” it continues.