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This article is not only poorly written with a terrible headline but it fails to hold the administration accountable, as the writer typically does. For example:

1. The headline should read "Administration caves to union pressure, Taxpayer screwed again to protect votes."

2. It fails to mention that the "botched disciplinary procedure" was the failure of David Picozzi and Oscar Shelton. How could the personnel director and the former head of the union not realize that certain procedures must be followed to terminate a worker when they have been through this same situation several times? Yet another example of the administrations incompetency. Of course there will be no form of discipline on those two knuckleheads, as the taxpayer will suffer the burden of their stupidity.

3. The writer does not even question as to why the city did not pursue the termination and force the union into to court to resolve the issue. That would have sent a message to the rest of the questionable employees. Instead, the message that was sent was "its ok to rob us blind because we don't have the courage to stand up to you and we surely will not hold you accountable.

4. Since the problem was proliferated by Acting Director David Picozzi's personal "borrowing policy" which was instituted by him unilaterally without approval, why hasn't he been held responsible?

5. The mayor claims the city is "making a number of changes to the city’s personnel policies and procedures to ensure consistent and appropriate disciplinary actions in the future.” Again, a reactionary response, not a leadership quality. How about have the brains and foresight to enforce the existing rules?

6. No mention that the worker who has had other theft charges in the past, will still have access to taxpayer paid for equipment and consumables.

The bottom line is that the whole story stinks of corruption, protection, abuse, and cronyism. My crystal ball says that Naylor will not be found guilty of the felony by the current prosecutors, and they will offer him a softball misdemeanor charge, and the city will drop all proceedings. Just a hunch based on past city performance and accountability.

From: Worker fired for theft back on job, city ordered to give back pay

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