HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 12,041RESOLUTION NO. 12,041
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NATIONAL CITY MODIFYING THE FINDINGS AND
DECISION OF THE NATIONAL CITY CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION REGARDING THE DISCIPLINE OF NELS
0. PIERSON
WHEREAS, the City Council of National City has
reconsidered its review of the National City Civil Service
Commission Findings and Decision regarding the discipline
of Nels O. Pierson, and
WHEREAS, during said reconsideration the City
Council has reviewed the complete record of the hearing con-
ducted by the National City Civil Service Commission on January
26, 27 and 28, including the Reporter's Transcript of said
hearing and the documentary evidence submitted therein, and
WHEREAS, the record of the Civil Service Commission
hearing contains substantial evidence that Nels O. Pierson con-
ducted himself in an inefficient and negligent manner in the
performance of his duties as a police officer in the National
City police force, including, but not limited to the following
acts:
(a) Failing to properly follow orders to perform
assigned tasks, and
(b) Failing to following proscribed procedures in
taking crime reports, and
(c) Failing to properly handle prisoners' personal
property, and
(d) Providing improper information to detectives
concerning the investigation of a homicide;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
finds and determines, based on a review of the record of the
proceedings before the Civil Service Commission of National
City that Nels 0. Pierson is guilty of conducting himself in
an inefficient and negligent manner as a National City Police
Officer.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said inefficiency and
negligence is evidenced by substantial evidence that Nels O.
Pierson was guilty of:
(a) Failing to properly follow orders to perform
assigned tasks, and
(b) Failing to follow proscribed procedures in
taking crime reports, and
(c) Failing to properly handle prisoners' per-
sonal property, and
(d) Providing improper information to detectives
concerning the investigation of a homicide.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, based on these findings,
and a review of the entire record that the City Council modify
the National City Civil Service Commission decision by termin-
ating Nels O. Pierson from employment as a police officer of
the City of National City as of the date of his termination by
the Chief of Police.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this llth day of May, 1976.
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