Haines Borough Manager David Sosa issued a statement Wednesday that community and economic development director Bill Mandeville had resigned, but that came as news to Mandeville, who said the two had agreed that he would return to work.

Mandeville said he and Sosa met Tuesday to discuss what Mandeville described as a “verbal assault” in his office.

In an email sent to Sosa Tuesday, Mandeville described a Monday afternoon incident where chief fiscal officer Jila…