SEBRING — Sun N' Lake Supervisor Mark Halbig plans to reply to Public Operates Director Greg griffin iphone5's complaints when Friday's board meeting, 9 that. m. in the SNL community focal point.
Halbig has already posted a cover letter from his attorney, David U. Cannella of Miami, at www.snldistrict.org/golf/emailer2020/img/snldistrict/Halbig_response_letter.pdf
Cannella said Halbig wasn't formulated aware of Griffin survivor iphone's complaints until March 30. The issue was made public occasion Griffin's three written complaints were being being published on the SNL website in front of the May 29 meeting.
Cannella being said Griffin's complaints "are entirely without the benefit of merit and should be dismissed alternatively withdrawn. "Supervisor Halbig has excellently performed his responsibilities as an selected member of the district's board out of supervisors since he was first selected in 2008. Supervisor Halbig enjoys always treated the employees of the center, golf operations and restaurant security staff with respect.
"Halbig is who are an agreed resolution pursuant in the direction of terms set forth in the version using the draft agreement I sent to your business on June 4, 2015, " Cannella wrote in a letter into Brian Koji, a labor lawyers who represents the improvement district.
Singular Manager Michael Wright was can be under SNL rules to resolve all October 2014 complaint, Cannella being said. "He did not. Mr. Griffin failed to make a request for hearing pursuant into Section 17. 03(C) within 11 days of no disposition of his or Oct. 20, 2014 complaint. The result, pursuant to Section 17. 03~FJ, the Oct. 20, 2014 Griffin complaint should be dismissed. "
A new Oct. 17, 2014 meeting in between Griffin and Halbig concerned that resident's request for a second sewer retain on the other side of his lot. In advance meeting Halbig contacted Wright.
"Mr. Wright advised … that Manager Halbig could meet with Mr. Griffin without Mr. Wright having to exist, " Cannella wrote. "The sewer tap was commenced and complete without any prior approval or guidelines from the board. The addition of a second sewer tap was unprecedented in the 40-year history of the district. "
The extra tap tore up the roadway not to mention excavated seven feet, Cannella authored. "In the process, the public works staff members hit water. This closed the most crucial roadway for over a three-week precious time. According to the crew working the job, Mr.. Griffin was out of the district not to mention unavailable. "
During the meeting, Cannella wrote, Halbig did not act dishonorably, immorally or "give direction to center employees or contractors. The job produced already been commenced and completed. Manager Halbig did not threaten, intimidate, force or interfere with Mr. Griffin's overall of his duties. He failed to harass Mr. Griffin in a manner that is actually considered discriminatory under state alternatively federal law. Supervisor Halbig failed to engage in any 'immoral, unlawful alternatively improper conduct or indecency' which could adversely affect Mr. Griffin's overall. Supervisor Halbig expressed an opinion into Mr. Griffin. It is the right out of any resident or supervisor to mention an opinion. To the extent Mr. Griffin's feelings were apparently hurt after some of Mr. Halbig's alleged verbiage, the alleged utterance by Manager Halbig does not rise to the amount a violation of the District Standards|Code calculatordecoder} of Ethics. "
After the encounter Griffin, Halbig advised Wright that he or she did not want any other interaction consisting of Griffin other than by e-mail including public meetings, Cannella wrote.
Even so sewer tap was discussed in a Oct. 24 board meeting, Wright did not mention Griffin's Oct. zwanzig complaint or Wright's Oct. zwanzig letter, Cannella wrote. "The min reflect that Mr. Griffin's best to add the second sewer tap would most likely cost the district $15, thousand. The actual amount of the costs related to such a incident exceeded $20, 000. "
If Griffin wanted to preserve his or complaint, he was required to request that hearing, Cannella said. "He failed to. As such, the Oct. 20 area of discomfort should be dismissed.
Griffin's April 1 complaint, Cannella wrote, "appears are an attempt to re-hash the July. 20 complaint and add complaints about Halbig's comments at a public meeting available on April 10. "
Halbig's opinions "were in accord with his duties to perform his duty to the center as a board member. A homeowner requested assistance in relocating a small grouping of pine trees that were recently grown in a manner that they would in time impair that golf course view. Mr. Griffin declined to consider this simple request. "
Halbig was also concerned over the hockey court, which started as a $27, 000 resurfacing project and moved to $600, 000 expense, Cannella wrote.
Griffin acted as the favorite contractor on the initial phase from this project, Cannella said, and Halbig raised legitimate questions concerning zero oversight regarding this project. "He was well within his rights to inquire these questions and make these composition. "
"Like the other complaints, all April 28 complaint is utterly without the benefit of merit, " Cannella wrote.
Halbig requested purchase orders from the solutions director, Cannella said, which spelled out purchases of $6, 000 not to mention $4, 000. The district's insurance calls for three bids if a position is estimated to cost in between $2, 500 and $10, thousand, and approval of the finance jefe and general manager.
"Ironically, because of the Oct. 20 complaint, Mr.. Griffin complains in April exactly who Supervisor Halbig should have addressed his or concerns about the purchase orders consisting of Mr. Griffin privately rather than with a public meeting, " Cannella authored.
"On behalf of Supervisor Halbig, I request that this response are posted to the district's website, " Cannella wrote.
