City of Idaho Falls Public Works Director & Engineering Administrator "Both Non-Engineers" Contradict Chronology of March 18, 1996 - (Their own Exhibit #16).

1. Engineer Administrator Request to Terminate City Engineer, June 27, 1996
2. Public Works Director Concurs With Non-Engineer & Contradicts Chronology, June 27, 1996
3. Demoted Again Without Warning, June 28, 1996
   

Engineer Administrator Request to Terminate City Engineer, June 27, 1996

Since May, Mr. Turner has refused to approve site plan reviews for various building permits resulting in a backlog of approximately 36 site plans. He has likewise refused to approve the West Broadway enhancement project, .....................

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Public Works Director Concurs with Non-Engineer & Contradicts Chronology (3-18-96), June 27, 1996

MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Linda M. Milam
FROM: Chad Stanger, Public Works Director
DATE: June 27,1996
RE: Personnel Action

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Today, Steve Anderson recommended the termination of Ed Turner's employment or as a minimum that he be relieved of his duties as city engineer . I have considered this matter extensively and

I concur in Mr. Anderson's reasoning.

I am therefore recommending that Mr. Turner be relieved of his responsibilities as City Engineer and that he be reassigned to the position as a Design Engineer within the Engineering Department.

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Demoted Again Without Warning, June 28, 1996

A matter of the utmost concern was reported to me at 4:20 p.m. yesterday! At 4:00 p.m., the Mayor's secretary called Mr. Turner to tell him that Mayor Milam needed to speak with him. Promptly, he reported to the Mayor's office at 4:15 p.m., only to be greeted by the Mayor and Chad Stanger, public works director.  Without warning, comment, or explanation, Mr. Turner was told, in essentially the following words, that he was again being demoted ( without due process):

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