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CIVIL'SERVICE MEETING - DECEMBER 18, 1986 Page #1 Meeting called to order at 7:50 P.M. Civil Service Commissioners present: Pat Bahas, Tom Stroh, Robert Wendt. Meeting recorded by Peg Hill, Secretary. First portion of the meeting was to clarify the classification of the North Olmsted City School Head Cook and Asst. Head Cook. Mr. James Kline, Director of Personnel and Mr. Ernest Cummings, President of OAPSE were present at this meeting. Also to be discussed was the forthcoming Secretary I test. The commission resolved to: 1) hold a Secretary I test shorthly after the first of the year and 2) that the positions of Head Cook and Asst. Head Cook will be covered by Civil Service in a non-competitive capacity. Letters will be forwarded to.Mr. Kline regarding this finding and also a request that the board forward to us "old" and "new" copies of the job descriptions covering these positions. Second portion of the Civil Service meeting was a Hearing: Patrolman Michael Butera/City of North Olmsted Police Department = showing cause for dismissal of Patrolman Butera. Present: Police Chief.Marsh, Capt. Sefcek, Lieut Metzger, Capt. Krynak, Patrolman, Robert Flynn, various other police officers, two Police Dispatchers. Mr. Michael Gareau, Law Director, Neil Jamison, Attorney representing Patrolman Butera, along with department representatives for the City. This portion of the meeting adjourned at the Town Hall and resumed again at the City Hall Council area for needed space. Opening statements presented by Law Director Gareau surrounding the fact that this -Hearing will prove that there was an attempt made to "fix" a ticket, and that this attempt is in violation of the rules of the City of North Olmsted Police Department and the rules of the oath of office and it is of such a serious magnitude that the recommendation of the Chief for dismissal and the concurrence by the Safety Director and should be upheld by the Civil Service Commission ... Attorney Jamison in his openingostatement, folapwing the Law Director, stated that it was not clear that there was a fixing of a ticket in this case, but basically it was a difference in opinion of the substance in a conversation between two people,'Patrolmen Butera and Flynn... Attorney feels that the punishment of a dismissal of an officer in this case is unjustified and unwarrented especially since in the past in this department similar type behavior has not gone even to this level in terms of discipline... Furthermore, if you look at Officer Butera's personal record over the the last three and one-half years, both his personal life and his professional life, the Commission will see that termination is unwarrented in this case - he's a good officer and is an asset to this community. Law Director Gareau called as a witness Officer Flynn and the officer was sworn in by commissioner Stroh. Officer Flynn stated.he was.a North Olmsted Police Department Patrolman for nine years, and proceeded to relate:the-incident.:occurring.on.,October 71Y 1986. Under questioning he -stated he was on :general patrol. duties that shift, from 8:00 P..M.'to 4:00 A.M.:and visiting,r.the Buckeye_ Bowling Alley for regular patrol duties,.the time being'about.8:55'P.M. Upon entering the parking lot of the bowling alley he found that two automobiles parked in the fire lane.. Diagram of parking lot at the Buckeye Lanes, -,'submitted as Exhibit #1, showing established fire lanes in this lot.- Approaching the bench.Patrolman Flynn pointed out the areas of the two parked vehicles. Flynn stated he issued im.fire lane parking violation citation to each of the two vehicles, and this parking violation became Exhibit #2.