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~. Michael Ubaldi Public Hearing City of North Olmsted March 26, 2011 Page 17 Page 19 i offered. In fact, Mr. Ubaldi's attorney i the manner in which we hire a police chief, z did not argue against that perception. z allowing police -pardon me, fire chief to s Again, I have been, I would have s come from outside. And during the 4 been interested to hear from Mr. Ubaldi. 4 committee discussions, we specifically 5 I'm the new guy on council so my comments s excluded the police chief because, for s may seem naive, but I believe neither the s various reasons. It's a paramilitary ~ Mayor nor Mr. Ubaldi intended to do ~ operation. We had good candidates from a anything nefarious or untoward. s within. That measure of ordinance to put s With that said, given the same son the ballot changing the manner in which io information the Mayor had, and if t were in io we hire the fire chief did not make the ii his position, I would have taken action to ii ballot. 1 believe it was Mr. Kearney, 12 remove Mr. Ubaldi. 12 Mr. Orlowski, Mr. O'Brien voting no, and 13 MR. MAHONEY: Mr. President? 13 then Mr. Gareau, Mrs. Jones, Mr. Barker, i4 MR. LIMPERT: Councilman Mahoney. i4 Mr. Mahoney voting yes. is MR. MAHONEY: If I might, I would is So my position in terms of hiring i6 like to begin perhaps with the notion that 15 from outside candidates for police chief is i~ forme the key issue is when does a vacancy i~ well established. I'm not in favor of it. is occur. And it's clear to me that is 1 voted towards Issue 93, and whether it i9 Mr. Ubaldi either knew or clearly should i9 does or does not alter where, how we hire a 20 have known, being advised by the assistant zo police chief, my philosophy there was 21 law director, that no vacancy had in fact 21 voters ought to, the residents ought to z2 occurred. He was relying on a newspaper 22 decide that particular issue and not 23 article and word of mouth or gossip, you z3 necessarily city council. And that measure 24 know, information when he initiated this z4 failed. 25 particular process. 25 And again, whether or not that Page 18 ~ Page 20 i I reviewed the rules and 1 would have altered how we hired a police z regulations of the North Olmsted Civil z chief or not, or the fire chief for that 3 Service Commission, and whether or not a smatter, to me is largely irrelevant. 4 vacancy was a critical jumping point, and 4 And so in an ironic way, I tend to s I'm satisfied that it is and t'm satisfied 5 agree with the position that we should hire s that there was no vacancy. s from within in terms of the police chief. ~ I don't accept the arguments of ~ In terms of the regulations of the Civil s counsel, Mr. Carson, in regards to that a Service Commission, I pay particular s there's nothing that prohibits setting a s attention to Rule 6 which states that the io date and whatnot. I'm well satisfied that io "Examination process and application form ii Mr. Ubaldi knew that by setting the date it 11 are to be borne by the city." 12 would be cutting off discussion as to the 12 I can't accept a notion that we 13 matter and methodology and scope of the 13 would create an eligible list when there is i4 test. And the scope of the test seems to be i4 no vacancy or no position to fill. It is the crux of the issues here. Whether or is seems like a complete waste of time and 1s not the administration's position of is resources. You would expend the time of i~ allowing outside candidates or clearly i~ the board, Civil Service Commission board, is Mr. Ubaldi's position, which is self is the expense of the city for what if there's i9 evident when you read these minutes, that 1s no vacancy? 20 he did not favor outside candidates for the zo And what if Chief Wozniak changes zi position of police chief. 21 his mind or what if he postponed his date 2z By way of a little history, I 2z and looked at his numbers with the DROP zs believe it was Mr. Barker, Mrs. Jones and 23 program or whatever it is and says, you 24 myself who sponsored legislation probably za know what, I'm going to stay to July. 2s in 2008 and 2009 that would have altered 2s And I don't accept the notion that Mehler & Hagestrom 800.822.0650 (5) Pages 17 - 20