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17 comments:
I think it was the right move for him to resign .
I do think it was under political pressure .
Yes I think he was forced out. And it was long overdue. This guy cost the town too much in lost productivity and bad publicity. The town is in good hands now with Mayor Meehan as acting City Manager until a capable person is hired.
I think he did resign knowing full well if he didn't he would be terminated.
There was no other choice. When he chose to not take the drug/alcohol screening until 9 hours later, he set the standard for future employees finding themselves in the same situation.
If he wasn't let go, then others would feel it is worth the wait if they are impaired to take the screening if all they face would be a suspension if no drugs and/or alcohol was found because they had time to wear off.
Forced. No.
Forced out, like he deserved to be.
OC politics says he was forced out. He did not conform to the "GOOD OLE BOYS" way and brought bad publicity which could lead to their other corrupt dealings. There has been worst incidents committed by the "GOOD OLE BOYS" group and covered up.
In this instance I believe he was forced out and no I do not agree with it. Nothing described was a terminable offense. And sorry but things happen in ordinary life. You did not hire him for his driving or vehicle upkeep abilities. He is a normal person that makes normal mistakes, he shouldn't be losing his job over any of this.
9:35 His driving abilities aren't the issue. The issue is his refusal to take the employee policy mandated drug/alcohol screening when instructed to take it.
This wasn't a "mistake" so don't even go there as it's foolish to even suggest this was a mistake. This was a blatant disregard for employee policy-Period End of Story!
10:05 AM Do you know the policy? Do you feel that he was intoxicated or are you just hoping he was. Keep cheering you dolts. There are ways to getting rid of people and pushing them out is not the way to do it. You are just making it easier for your employers to follow suit when they get sick of your sorry a$$. As for him not taking the test immediately, he is not flipping burgers he is running a city. And when you take on that kind of responsibility you don't cancel meetings to take a drug test that will show the same thing now as it will 5 hours from now. Unless of course he was drunk as 10 in the morning. But the officer on the scene would have likely dealt with that.
Your insistence that everything stop because he broke a headlight is exactly the mentality that is ruining this country. How about I have a job to do and I will do it. Once that is done I will deal with your red tape. You people are following the wrong rules. You will get what you deserve in the end.
Ranking employee in the town. Their policy likely is that employee is tested after workplace accident. That must happen ASAP and policy would state that. Fobbing it off until end of the day effectively defeats purpose of the policy. He knew that. Grounds for involuntary termination. Numerous comments earlier that he's had a number of mishaps with his town supplied vehicle. There is very strong statistical correlation across industries between workplace accidents and some form of substance abuse. Folks wearing bowties just as susceptible as those in work clothes.
Hope OC can find an excellent candidate with spotless record; this guy wasn't even before he put a stamp on his resume.
Yes 10:18 I do know the policy. It's the same everywhere.
As far as whether he was intoxicated or not doesn't make any difference. That became a non issue the moment he deviated from standard procedure and employee policy. Do you understand.
Employee policy and procedure states that when someone damages city owned property the person is to immediately submit to a drug alcohol test. Do you understand?
This is not exclusive to government but is standard for all types of employers. It has to do with insurance for one thing.
He was informed by both the city risk manager and several council persons the policy but still made the decision to not abide by it.
Do you understand.
If they would have kept him on, then policy would have had to be rewritten to include "employee can take the screening whenever they damn well please" because he had set a new standard which in the issue of fairness and consistency all would then be allowed to follow.
Do you understand?
If not there is no hope for you.
Several of the newspapers had quoted the policy.
They had no choice but to fire him. It has nothing to do with whether he was intoxicated or not but has all to do with a can of worms that would have been opened up for the city.
By him waiting so long to submit to the test he then set a new precedent for future employees who might find themselves in the same situation. This is why he had to go. Try spinning it all you want 10:18 but there are no if's and's or but's about this one.
Oh yes you most certainly do stop what you are doing no matter what your position is 10:18. Don't make excuses for him.
His duties above anything else are to follow employee policy and procedure as dictated by the employee handbook or general orders.
When you are in management that is your main duty. Everything else comes second.
There is no excuse as he could have been in and out of 10th St Medical in less than 5 minutes and what are they a 2 minute drive away from City Hall.
Giving the circumstances and knowing who he was he would not have had to wait. I bet he didn't even call 10th St to inquire.
Not only would be have been setting a new standard for how long someone can wait before taking the test which was 9hours, what about if anyone had tested positive and was fired previously? They should be rehired because they weren't given the benefit of being allowed to wait 9hours to be tested.
"As for him not taking the test immediately, he is not flipping burgers he is running a city. And when you take on that kind of responsibility you don't cancel meetings to take a drug test that will show the same thing now as it will 5 hours from now"
FYI-It was 9 hours later. Either tell it accurately or don't tell it at all.
You are right. He was not flipping burgers. He was entrusted with city property bought and paid for by tax payers. When he decided to use a city owned vehicle along with that came a huge responsibility which included taking a drug and alcohol test if he damaged the vehicle.
The only sorry ass around here besides you is Recor.
The ironic thing is how many predicted this would happen. I'm not a city employee but do know a few of them. More than one weren't too pleased with Recor and they all had the same story-he was incompetent, inept etc etc.... AND that will get him in the end and it certainly did.
He was forced out, and should have been. It was a long time coming. He was a poor manager, lazy, and an extremely poor example for the rest to follow. The Mayor will do a fine job in the meantime, lets just hope the final replacement is better. Heck, seriously, couldn't be any worse.
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