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DEC 19 1992 BOOK �$t5 PAGE Jl 7.�5 I Attorney Vitunac announced that the personnel rules of Indian River County permit employees whose employment has been terminated to appeal their case before the BCC. The employee and staff have the right to call witnesses and cross-examine. However, the burden of proof is on the employee. Administrator Chandler reported that Thaddeaus C. Forbes was notified in writing on November 6, 1992 that his employment at Sandridge Golf Club was being terminated effective November 13, 1992. Mr. Forbes appealed the termination, and an appeal meeting was held on November 13. An information packet listing the reasons Mr. Forbes was discharged was distributed to the Board. Based on the information in the handout, it was Administrator Chandler's decision at the November 13th meeting to deny Mr. Forbes' request for reinstatement. By letter dated November 23, 1992, Mr. Forbes appealed Administrator Chandler's decision, and that is the purpose of today's meeting. Administrator Chandler stated that the primary reason Mr. Forbes was discharged was his refusal to do his assigned work when he came to work on November 2, 1992. In addition, the employee received numerous warnings since 1982 and as of October 17, 1992 was suspended a total of 16 days for various reasons. Thaddeaus C. Forbes came before the Board and stated under oath that he never refused to do his work but merely asked the assistant superintendent at the golf course, Vincent Parentela, why he was switched from one job to another. Mr. Forbes pointed out that his annual job performance evaluations were not included in the information distributed to the Board. He asked the Board to consider his performance appraisals over the past ten years and noted that all of the reviews rated his job performance as outstanding. Further, none of them stated that he refused to do the work assigned to him. He added that he was written up only 11 times during the first seven years he worked for the County, and then all of sudden from 1990 to 1992 there were another 11 write- ups. He explained that the point he is trying to get across was that there was a conflict between him and his current supervisor. Chairman Eggert asked Mr. Forbes to describe to the Board the last incident that caused him to be sent home. Mr. Forbes replied that he asked his supervisor why he was taken off the fairway, but his supervisor would not give him a reason. Commissioner Bird pointed out to Mr. Forbes that he was not discharged just because of this incident, but because of a number of occurrences over the past several years. He asked Mr. Forbes to 2