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City talking to Hamilton police about possible charges
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Posted: Jan 28, 2013 9:41 AM ET
Last Updated: Jan 28, 2013 10:38 AM ET
The City of Hamilton has fired 29 employees for "neglect of duties, time theft and/or breach of trust." Another two employees received 30-day unpaid suspensions.
City Manager Chris Murray told CBC Hamilton the investigation began in October of last year after concerns about the performance of some workers doing asphalt repair for the city were raised.
Murray said the investigation looked at "what crews were doing with their time. What we found was there was little work going on. Crews were taking long breaks. Some days doing little work at all."
Murray said, in a press release, "building trust and confidence in our services is critical to our collective work and we must be diligent in doing our work in an ethical and responsible way. This is an expectation that the community has of us. I believe what has transpired is serious and therefore requires immediate and significant action. I want to stress this is not a reflection on our entire work force. The vast majority of employees of the City are dedicated public servants, providing essential services to our community."
'We're not done'
Murray said the city is talking to police about possible charges and added that the investigation is continuing. "We're in the process of reviewing their supervisors. We're not done."
Gerry Davis, General Manager of Public Works said in a release "we are taking this situation very seriously. The inappropriate behaviour of this group of employees is very disappointing, but it is not reflective of all Public Works staff. Overall, Public Works is comprised of dedicated and faithful employees who take pride in the work they do to provide the services our community relies on."
The city's general issues committee will get a report on Monday regarding the public works staff. The workers were on leave with pay pending the outcome of an investigation.
CBC Hamilton's Cory Ruf will report live from the city's general issues committee hearing Monday morning.
More to come.
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