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Commissioner Bird is asking about vacancies, and she believed there are no existing vacancies - is that correct? Commissioner Bird clarified that we have two people who are suspended with pay, and it bothers him that they are getting paid and are not doing anything productive. He felt we need to get this resolved as quickly as we can in keeping with our personnel procedures and wondered how the Administrator perceives that - is he ready to make a final decision? Administrator Balczun stated that he is ready to review Mr. Vitunac's recommendations with respect to a hearing officer in the Kiser case; to review the backgrounds of the two attorneys he suggested; and assuming one is suitable, to proceed directly to a hearing within whatever time period Mr. Vitunac suggests. Then based on whatever the hearing officer decides, within a very reasonable time period (a day or two, based on what the decision of the hearing officer is) to render a decision on his part. With respect to the Blankenship matter, again to meet with the County Attorney and to take action with respect to the next step. That is a different kind of a case because the matter is still before the courts, and he really needs Mr. Vitunac's advice on that. Chairman Scurlock asked if the Administrator values Mr. Vitunac's opinion so much and wants to work through the County Attorney's office, how come he never did up until this point. The Chairman noted that Mr. Vitunac was involved at the eleventh hour every time; he never had documentation all the way through these various processes until the eleventh hour. Administrator Balczun disagreed with that representation. The Chairman asked Attorney Vitunac whether he had been involved on these matters up front. Attorney Vitunac stated that he was not involved in the Mary Kiser matter until after she had been suspended. In the Blankenship matter, Mr. Balczun called him after he suspended him the next day. 6 Boos 73 rnE 418