DULUTH - The city of Duluth has placed two city finance officials on paid administrative leave as part of an unspecified investigation.
City spokesman Jeff Pappas confirmed Friday that city finance director Genie Stark and payroll manager Jackie Morris are being investigated.
Pappas told Minnesota Public Radio he doesn't know why the pair are being investigated, but he says it stems from a complaint.
Stark was involved last year in a failed investment that cost the city more than $2 million, a deal that's blamed for contributing to a budget deficit that tops $600,000. But there's no indication the investigation has anything to do with that transaction.
A message left at the Stark home on Saturday afternoon was not immediately returned. A phone number for Morris could not immediately be found.
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