KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jackson County says it's not to blame in the death of one of its employees who died on the job over the weekend. "It's county policy, if in doubt, tow it out,” Jackson County Administrator Troy Schulte said. Schulte places the fault on 61-year-old Everett Carter, whose county truck struck him as he tried tow another county vehicle. But County Executive Frank White is less sure in responses, as he tells FOX4, in his 10-years of being here in Jackson County, this is the way things have always worked and theirs is no need to change anything. Even in light of Carter’s passing. Tragic farm fire takes the lives of three horses, neighbors heartbroken All we know right now for sure is that Carter is dead and the county is running from accountability. "These individuals thought they could get the vehicle unstuck themselves. I appreciate their commitment, 2020 hindsight, they should have walked away and towed the vehicle,” Schulte said. FOX4 followed up and asked if someone told them to go out and tow this vehicle away Schulte responded: "They were always instructed to go get a tow truck if necessary, so that has been standard protocol, so they must have took it upon themselves that they could get it out themselves,” Schulte said. But FOX4 is hearing a different story from White. "Malik this is the first I've heard of that. That has to be verified first by our office,” White said. Popular Irish restaurant closed, up for sale after chef’s killing FOX4 asked what needed to be verified and he insinuated the fact that the two men weren’t directed by leadership although that’s exactly what the county administrator told us. Schulte denies that Carter consulted anyone about the decision to tow. On Tuesday FOX4 heard a damning revelation from Inter City Fire Protection District Chief Jeff Jewell, saying his friend Everett Carter, told him he was only headed to tow the truck because “the county was too cheap.” So to try and get a clear answer we asked again and White said: "Well, we are involved.” FOX4 tried to clarify, and he finished by saying: "Well leadership could be the director of public works, the county administrator – that leadership goes different directions – their main orders come from their director then everything filters out form there,” White said. "It's unacceptable to blame the employees for this situation. That's why I called for a special session, to talk about the ramifications of those actions, the decisions were made,” Legilsator Manny Abarca said. In a statement from the loved ones of Carter, a family friend said: “It was obvious that they were trying to hide something from the very beginning and it’s very disappointing that they would turn their back on a hero. Now it’s coming down to money and it just shows their true colors. They were already using Evertt to take shortcuts – instead of honoring and accepting the truth of that they are trying to mitigate their potential risk and protect themselves,” Richard Dunfield said. Moving forward, Schulte says that the county will have to evaluate and may not prioritize roads like this one in the hours after sever weather like we saw over the weekend. Both White and Schulte said they did not believe a internal investigation by the county was necessary, that the one that is being conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol is suffice. We do know that the truck that needed to be towed was towed Wednesday morning after causing several crashes, including the one that took the life of Carter. FOX4 has also talked with Jewell, and he stands by his last conversation with his friend. View the latest Weather Alerts in the Kansas City region on FOX4 Services for Carter will take place Saturday, January 11. Schulte’s last day with the county is January 17.