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,. City of North Olmsted Michael Ubaldi 2011 March 22 City Council Meeting , Page 15~ Page 13 i year in terms of things relating to the i The Commission went forward 2 Civil Service Commission. 2 despite that advice and by a two-to-one a We believe the evidence will show s vote, you'll hear, voted to then seta 4 in this case that in the earlier part of 4 date. What happened thereafter is that two 5 this year that there was an indication by s days later, on Wednesday, an a-mail was s Police Chief Wozniak that he was going to s sent to the secretary for the Civil Service ~ retire at some point this year; that at ~ Commission, Ms. Eccleston, from Mr. Ubaldi a that point then, that triggered some s setting forth a template for the notice to s discussion, not only by the Civil Service s be sent out to be posted at the police io Commission, but also by members of the io station for the potential candidates. ii administration, in terms of how the ii And he sent that to her, and the iz structure and how the promotional exam for 1.2 evidence will show that's not anything out 13 that position would take place. 13 of the ordinary, that's a normal procedure i4 And that there were actually two is they have, and that he attempted to call is meetings -- three meetings in February of i5 her on two occasions around 11:15 that i6 this year by the Civil Service Commission, i6 morning. She was tied up on the phone with i~ the first two discussing by members of the i~ someone else. The evidence will show that is administration and also the Mayor with is he did finally talk to her about 11:35 i9 Civil Service in terms of suggestions that i9 a.m., and at that point inquired as to zo they had in terms of how the structure of 20 whether she had received an a-mail with the ~ zi that test should be. 21 posting and she related she had. 2z On February 28th, a Monday night, 22 The evidence will show that at ~ 23 the Civil Service had a third meeting in zs that point she informed Mr. Ubaldi that she z4 February where at some point during that z4 had been advised not to post that because ~ 2s meeting on the agenda was a discussion zs the matter was under review by the law I Page 14 Page 16 i about setting a date for, on the taking of i department and that, as a result, she was ~~ z that promotional examination. During the z not in a position to post it at the time. ~ 3 course of that meeting, Assistant Law 3 The evidence will show that at that point 4 Director Bryan O'Malley was present and he 4 Mr. Ubaldi inquired as to the process and 5 will testify in this case that on seven 5 how to post that notice himself, and asked s different occasions he advised the 6 her how to do it. And the evidence will be ~ Commission, as well as Mr. Ubaldi, that it ~ that he's never done that before. That's a was premature to schedule that promotional a the job and responsibility of the s exam because no vacancy had been created s secretary, and that he expressed to her 1o yet because the city had not received io that it was his intent to either do it ii formal notice as to the actual date that ii either that day or shortly thereafter, to I, 12 Mr. Wozniak was going to retire. Even 12 post that notice. 13 though he had given an indication, he had 13 The evidence will then show that 14 not given a formal date or anything 14 after that conversation, Ms. Eccleston 15 formally stating when he was going to is informed the human resources commissioner i6 actually retire. is via a voicemail that, what had taken place, i~ So as I related earlier, the i~ and she also had some discussion with the is evidence will show that on seven different is law director informing him of that i9 occasions Mr. O'Malley expounded and i9 conversation. The evidence will be then 20 advised the Commission that they should not 20 that afternoon that Mayor Kennedy removed 21 schedule that test because it was 21 Mr. Ubaldi from his position as a 2z premature, and that essentially they didn't zz commissioner on the Civil Service 23 have the authority to do that at that point 23 Commission. z4 because, again, a vacancy had not occurred z4 The evidence will also show in 25 in that position. z5 this case that Chief Wozniak later that day Mehler & Hagestrom (4) Page 13 -Page 16 800.822.0650