Losing vacation time ‘is not severe enough punishment’
1/15/2016, 1:59 p.m.
Re “Auditor: Top city administrator used city time to work on mayor’s church,” Jan. 7-9 edition:
This story has the potential to give the city a negative rating by outsiders as well as our own residents. My question is did any other top officials know he was doing this?
Here we are struggling to be a top tier city when these type of things are occurring. These types of incidents remind you of corruption.
I am never in favor of someone losing their job but if the facts are true, this equates to stealing. And relinquishing 38 hours of vacation is not a severe enough punishment.
I worked for the city for more than 30 years before I retired and knew that a high standard had to be upheld when working there. If someone is found guilty of this type of negative behavior, termination should be the order of the day, regardless of an individuals church affiliation. This does not set a good example for other city workers to follow.
Further investigation needs to be done to uncover the full truth, no matter where it leads. We, the public, deserve that — nothing more and nothing less.
ERNEST PARKER JR.
Richmond
