2025-01-16 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board January 16, 2025 MS. BOND: Aye. CHR. CABANAS: Ms. Cabanas —aye. Motion carried. Three ayes, motion is approved. Okay, Mr. Turner, thank you so much for waiting so patiently. This is almost one-year and I'm glad that you will be you are returned to the CERSII position effective March 16, 2024. And if this can be expedited on your end, at Public Works, HR end —so that he gets the Form 13's immediately. MS. TAVARES: So, just for clarification, because it is our desire to make this as immediate as possible CHR. CABANAS: Yes. MS. TAVARES: Would you like Corporation Counsel to submit the amended Order or will be Board be doing that —because that's all we need, is the Order —and I can have Mr. Lee prepare that. CHR. CABANAS: I have to ask Mr. Halvorson. Mr. Halvorson, they're offering to amend the Order but what is the proper protocol here, `cause don't you usually do it for us? MR. HALVORSON: Well, I can. But it's not uncommon for the prevailing parry or one of the parties to be asked to prepare the Order. So, I've got no problem with Mr. Lee or Corp. Counsel preparing the Order. CHR. CABANAS: Okay. Fine. I think for it to be expeditiously done, if you could please do the Order, Office of the Corporation Counsel. Thank you very much —appreciate it. MR. HALVORSON: When you prepare the Order, make sure you send me your draft, as well as Mr. Hong'sso we could have our comments. I don't anticipate any but just to make sure. CHR. CABANAS: Okay, thank you very much. Okay, thank you. Thank you all, for coming today. Mr. Turner, good luck. Thank you. Okay, we are now going to go on to other communications. But before I do, I do see —let's see, another individual in the gallery. Would you kindly introduce yourself, sir? Just state your legal name? MR. KAYE: My legal name is John Kaye. CHR. CABANAS: John Kaye —okay, Mr. Kaye, thank you. Page 20