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' 5/23/79 Meeting IIDA: . Okay, the way it is .then; it doesn't say so I don't know. ASSISTANT . No. What you can say if you .are going to remove him, it would have to be CORPORATION COUNSEL: for cause. • IIDA: Right. I just wondered procedurewise, it's here you know. • ASSISTANT . But he doesn't. have any, the manager and the deputy manager are not civil CORPORATION COUNSEL: • service just like our office; we're not civil service; so we have no • protection so if you want to fire us today, then we're out; we have no mechanism for appeal . The only thing we- could .is file a' civil suit against the commission for instance if I 'm the water commission, the water department manager, and you fire me, ,there is no hearing and no information at all and • why, I could file' a suit against you but I don't have any recourse through the union. AndI thinkyyou also asked me about whether the deputy should be • appointed by the commission; again, that'synur , you to decide that I think • . what you should consider though is you have a team, whether it's better or not for the manager to -have someone he wants to Work with. IIDA: No,' that question was whether we should hire the deputy also. I just saw you know that it said Manager shall be a registered engineer; it doesn't say anything .about the deputy .so I questioned whether the deputy should also be a registered engineer should anything happen to the manager then. • ASSISTANT Oh, that's right. Your question was since the- deputy manager is not required CORPORATION • COUNSEL: to be a registered engineer and if he's not'and something happens to the manager, can the deputy manager act as acting manager' until such time as you name a new manager. All right, talk about that. • IIDA: I don't know, I feel if the Commission had felt before. that the manager should be a registered engineer then, you know, the number two position should also be the you know same kind of requirements. Like you know, let's say something happened to the President, you- know the Vice President is there and he's qualified to be the President. • ASSISTANT Or you could provide for that because you see the provisions here for the CORPORATION COUNSEL: mayor in the eventthe mayor is unable to serve, then the managing director • • • shall act as acting mayor; and in the event he also becomes unable to serve, then the director of finance shall act,as the acting mayor. That's provided • -10-.