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on this, and he had agreed with them, saying that it would be a <br />good thing. After that, Pat Callahan --had a meeting with him and <br />wanted to know the truth about him and drugs, and he told her that <br />when he was young his father was ill and had shared marijuana with <br />him while telling him about some very traumatic times in the war. <br />All of that occurred before his employment with the County. That <br />is the only thing he could think of where Mrs. Callahan got his <br />lengthy history. She asked him a question, which he felt was right <br />out of left field, about what marijuana had to do with God. His <br />answer to that question was that it is a plant that grows out of <br />the earth just like all the plants that God created. That is the <br />only thing that he could think of that caused Mrs. Callahan to <br />figure he was immoral because he considered that plant to be like <br />all the other plants. He just didn't understand why he is <br />considered a drug addict and immoral. This letter will affect the <br />rest of his life and he was deeply concerned about his ability to <br />get employment. Mr. Hallquist pointed out that he probably is the <br />first lifeguard in the history of the City and County who has <br />submitted himself to a drug test, which he passed. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked Mr. Hallquist to describe the <br />process of taking the drug test in the presence of another person. <br />Mr. Hallquist explained that he went to the lab in the Doctors <br />Clinic and a woman followed him into the bathroom and was present <br />while he went into a stall and filled a cup with his urine. After <br />he gave the filled cup to her, she signed a paper and he signed a <br />paper. She was present during the whole time. Mr. Hallquist <br />stressed that he would be willing to do that again. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked him about not using the opportunity <br />they had given him to bring in Chad Summerlin as a witness. <br />Mr. Hallquist stated that he asked Chad to come in, but Chad <br />told him he had resigned in good standing and was told that if he <br />did that, none of this would show up on his record. Chad was <br />afraid that if he came in and gave witness to the fact that he <br />didn't make those statements, or any of that, it would jeopardize <br />his resignation. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked if he had informed Administrator <br />Chandler or Director Price and asked them if, indeed, that was <br />true. <br />Mr. Hallquist stated that he did not because at that time he <br />was being represented by Attorney James Wilson. At the first <br />meeting they had with Administrator Chandler he came to the <br />realization that Attorney Wilson had a conflict of interest and had <br />totally misrepresented him in that meeting. Prior to that meeting, <br />Attorney Wilson was supposed to make all the communications, and he <br />19 <br />BOOK 88 FLEE <br />L�L � �9�3 51 <br />