Reports are circulating that Lafayette City Manager Frank Etheridge was fired by the City Council Monday night, but as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Mayor Neal Florence said Etheridge is still on the job. No details are being released on the advice of the city attorney.

Florence said council member Judy Meeks asked for an executive session at the close of Monday night's meeting on the city audit. He said the information relayed during that executive session came as a "complete surprise" to him.  

 The Mayor said Etheridge has been given some options to consider and that's why the dismissal has not been finalized. If he does leave the city, City Clerk Brenda Snyder would be named interim city manager.