LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Fayette County Public Schools budget office is under scrutiny after the district placed longtime financial administrator Ann Sampson Grimes on paid administrative leave earlier this month.

In a letter sent Wednesday to Superintendent Demetrus Liggins and school board chair Tyler Murphy, attorney Brandon Voelker — who represents Grimes — described her suspension as “retaliatory” and “fictitious.”

According to Voelker’s letter, Grimes received a notice on August 15 from Superintendent Liggins placing her on paid administrative leave for 20 workdays. The stated reason was “inappropriate conduct.” Voelker wrote that two days earlier, Associate Superintendent Dr. Barber told Grimes the leave was related to “an issue of leadership and not an issue of [h

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