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BOOK 4 917 personally rendered the document useless by your unacceptable job performance. It took many hours for other staff to go through this 192 -page plan and make corrections to your errors. There was also testimony from you during questions from myself that you were totally unaware that secretaries and or administrative staff in the office were permitted to take classes at Indian River Community College to improve their skills at the County's expense. You denied any knowledge of this and stated that you had never been told about that. Again, your credibility was called into question because I personally recalled having approved payment for you to take a course at the college. After the hearing, I located the registration documents (Exhibit D1 - (8 pages) and the check issued by the county to pay for you to take a computer-related class in the Spring semester in 1991. So, what you demonstrated again was untruthfulness as well as the fact that you have had many opportunities to improve your administrative skills and you simply have not taken advantage of them. The issue raised at the hearing about you demanding 20 minutes of compensatory time from your supervisor for having read part of a book on desktop publishing at your home was an example of your unacceptable elementary and childish behavior. You had not been directed to study the book, it had been on your desk for some time, and you stated to me that you did it because "you wanted to prove a point to your supervisor." Indian River County policy contained in Section AM -301.3 (Exhibit J) alludes to the fact that compensatory time must be approved prior to being taken or accrued. Your supervisor stated at the hearing that he did not prior approve any compensatory time; however, he gave you the 20 minutes time off in an effort to satisfy you. At the hearing, you admitted that you had received time off to accomplish personal tasks, doctors' visits, trips to the veterinarian for your dog, and time off around holidays without the time being charged to your vacation or sick balance. It appears you want the free time off if its beneficial to you; however, you demanded 20 minutes of unauthorized compensatory time for allegedly having read a book at home for 20 minutes. Somehow, fairness does not seem to be balanced in this situation and it is another example of your unacceptable behavior. CONCLUSION: You were noticed and your supervisor, Emergency Management Coordinator John King, cited six separate incidents during the hearing as the basis for recommending disciplinary action, all of which relates to unsatisfactory job performance, unacceptable behavior, and a poor attitude in general. During the hearing, it was demonstrated through exhibits that you were employed with Indian River County in the Division of Emergency Management on September 26, 1990, in a position classified as Secretary I. Your four annual performance appraisals (Exhibits B, C, E, and F) were generally good; however, recommendations for improvement were suggested in several areas such as neatness, thoroughness, handwritten information, completing routine tasks without prompting, relaying correct information, and attention to detail. It was also noted that you received favorable comments regarding your knowledge of emergency management duties and willingness to help complete various tasks in some of the appraisals. Although not determined during the hearing, something seems to have happened, known only to you, in the time period prior to September 20, 1994, which resulted in a significant decline and change in your work performance, behavior, and attitude to the extent that the following actions had to be taken by your supervisor: - 6 April 24, 1995