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,~ City of North Olmsted City Council Meeting ::~ Michael Ubaldi March 22, 2011 Page 81 Page 83 i response to newspaper articles, oral i typically certified for? 2 conversations perhaps in your office or in z A. They're certified for I believe two years. s the hallway of the municipal building, if s MR. CARSON: Thank you. No 4 you had notified the Civil Service 4 further questions. s Commission of Chief Wozniak's intent to 5 MR. LIMPERT: Councilwoman s retire in January or December, what would s Williamson. ~ have been the impact? ~ MS. WILLIAMSON: I just have one j ~ a THE WITNESS: I don't see there s ~ question. s being any impact, you know, Ijust -- had s After the promotional test is I~ io there, had he -- I take that back. io taken, how long does it take to certify the ii The only thing that concerns me is ii results of that test, do you have any idea? 12 when people talk of retirement, and plans 12 THE WITNESS: I mean, once the is change sometimes. You know, I plan to is results are in, the Commission will meet, I i4 retire, I'm thinking I'm going to retire i4 mean have -- a special meeting needed to be i5 and oh, I'm not going to do so. Or I think 15 called. I'm sure that would have occurred; i6 I'm going to retire in May and May turns i6 but, you know, the date of the test, the i~ into July or August. i~ scoring, it's usually pretty expedient. ~ is I prefer to wait until I get an is MS. WILLIAMSON: So maybe within a i9 actual resignation letter with a date i9 week they would be complete, or is it a zo certain before notifying the Commission of 20 matter of days after taking the test? I'm 21 a vacancy. 21 just -- z2 MR. MAHONEY: And I don't know if 22 THE WITNESS: I think within a 2s this is a permissible question, but I'm 2s week would be realistic. z4 going to ask it anyway and we'll see where 24 MS. WILLIAMSON: Thank you. z5 it goes. 25 MR. LIMPERT: With no other Page 82 Page 84 i What do you think Chief Wozniak's i questions, the witness is excused. z position would have been had you notified z MR. JAMISON: We would call Mayor 3 the Civil Service Commission that he was s Kennedy, Mr. President. ~ 4 retiring and had that notice from you been 4 - - - - 5 in January of 2011? s (Thereupon, the witness was sworn by the Notary.) 6 THE WITNESS: Premature. The 6 - - - - ~ Chief, again, from my conversations with ~ DIRECT EXAMINATION OF MAYOR KEVIN KENNEDY , s him, did not have a date certain and, you a BY MR. JAMISON: s know, for me to do that, you know, months 9 Q. Your name, please. io before, you know, he notified me io A. Kevin Kennedy. ii officially, I think premature. ii Q. And your position with the City of North Olmsted? 12 MR. MAHONEY: Thank you. 12 A. I'm the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted. is Mr. Limpert, that completes my questions. is Q. How long have you held that position? ' i4 MR. CARSON: Mr. President, I have is i A. A year and almost three months. is one question in follow-up to that. is Q. Okay. At some point this year in 2011 or late i6 MR. LIMPERT: Yes. i6 last year, 2010, did you become aware that Police i i~ _ _ _ _ i~ Chief Wozniak was thinking of retiring at some is CROSS-EXAMINATION OF CHASE RITENAUER is point in 2011? there was a memo saying April or May li A 1 b i9 BY MR. CARSON: i9 eve . e zo Q. My only question is: It wouldn't make any 20 potentially. 21 difference to Chief Wozniak if there was an 21 O. At that time, though, were you aware of a z2 eligible list created, would it? 22 specific date -- 23 A. I don't think so. We never really talked about 23 A. No. 24 that, but I don't know. 24 Q. -- that he had given to you or any member of your 2s O. And do you know how long eligible lists are 2s staff -- --J Mehler & Hagestrom (21) Page 81 -Page 84 800.822.0650