This woman sounds like the classic ‘did I give you permission to do that ?’ type. The one’s who default is ‘If you did it why did you and if you didn’t why didn’t you. One such said ‘If it is not specifically stated in your PD you must be given a one time only direct permission from me.
“Jones, a progressive black woman who sued her previous employer for gender and racial discrimination, was hired in June. Those accusations came after she had been terminated, and her suit was subsequently dismissed. This was her first city job since”
That was all this town needed to know in order NOT to hire her.