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Kasler, Director of Public Safety, that I was not to be transferred to the Building Department. See attached letter. E. I later spoke with her and she told me that I was not offered the position as Secretary H in the Building Department because I did not type fast enough. I now think that is strange because Director Kasler oversees both the Building Department and Police Department. She could of prevented me from entrance into employment as a Secretary H in January if she wanted to enforce the 45 word per minute standard, instead she waited two months after I was hired legitimately from the "certified Civil Service List". F. The enforcement of the 45 word per minute in the Secretary H position in the Building Department is also questionable. Please refer to the attached copy of page 2 of the December 19, 1994, Civil Service Meeting Minutes. As you can see in the "Minutes", the ability to type was important not the speed. G. As I mentioned previously, I approached your Commission with this complaint on March 20, 1995. As a result of that meeting, a letter was sent to Director Wilamosky and Kasler. The letter stated that the commission found the requirement for a typing test at this time to be "inappropriate". The letter also requested a response by March 25, 1995. Please see attached letter dated March 21, 1995 form Jim Hines to Directors Wilamosky and Kasler. H. The response I received from Director Kasler was a letter stating that I would be given another typing test and "Should you choose not to take the test, or should you fail to type the required words per minute as stipulated by the contract, your name will be removed from the Lay- off list, eliminating your opportunities for any future `recall'." Please see attached letter from Carolyn Kasler dated April 10, 1995. I. On April 12, 1995, I had a phone conversation with Jim Hines. He told me that the Mayor had agreed to bring me back to work today on April 17, 1995. Mr. Hines said that I would not be given any test before next Monday, April 24th. J. On April 13, 1995, I had a phone conversation with Director Kasler. She was surprised that the Mayor had agreed to let me come back. I spoke with her by phone the next day, April 14, 1995, and said she had talked with the Mayor and he had decided not to allow me to return April 17, 1995. Director Kasler then told me I would have to come in on Friday, April 21, 1995, to take a typing test. 4. I would like to request that the Civil Service Commission return me to active employment as a Secretary H as early as possible. Since I was officially laid -off do to lack of work, and there was no lack of work as a Secretary H position existed in the Building Department, I request that I receive back pay, seniority, vacation and sick time accrued and pay my back premium on my health insurance to March 3, 1995. 5. In closing, I feel that you will believe this is a very strong case for your consideration. If the City wants to ensure that all of our Secretary H's can type 45 words a minute, they should not hire them if they can not. I was told by my superiors in the Police Department that my work was excellent and I was never told I typed too slow or that I was inefficient. Waiting two months to test someone and then taking away their health insurance and salary is unfair. I also think it is unfair, inappropriate, and in all probability illegal to hire some one, force them into a lateral transfer in the same job classification, further test them and terminate them because they do not meet the new standard. I do not know if this has ever happened to anyone else in the past, but it should not happen to me or anyone else in the future. ENCLOSURES (7)