A former Buchanan County Deputy Assessor is suing the county and her boss claiming she was the victim of wrongful termination and sexual harassment at work. Susie Dannar claims in the lawsuit filed last week that she was fired from her job in retaliation for reporting the activities of two co-workers.

Dannar claims one drank alcohol on the job and then drove a county vehicle. He also allegedly displayed inappropriate nude pictures and making sexist and racist comments in the office. She accuses another co-worker of calling her names and screaming at her.

In the petition, Dannar says she did not have any issues at work before newly-elected County Assessor Scot Van Meter began hiring new deputies in 2013.

She said in the filing that she reported the problems to the Chief Deputy Assessor, to Van Meter, to the county’s Human Resource Director and to Western District commissioner Ron Hook. She says Van Meter assured her the issue had been addressed, but she said the harassment and discrimination continued.

Dannar claims she was wrongfully fired on March 22, 2016, and then was “…escorted out of her office by two security officers…” after working for the county for almost 17 years.

She is demanding actual and punitive damages for the alleged sexual discrimination. She also claims sexual harassment in a hostile work environment, and that she was fired as retaliation.

Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg has scheduled a trial-setting hearing October 20 at 8:30 am.