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I You violated the C-q Charter by fagirg to reside in the City dumc ri part yvitir sl>pry i^Tent a:'•
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City Manager. You were aware of the Charter requirement that tN - City Wilmer mus. resiuc i . th.- Gty
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'duf+na his entire tenure of office;' {City Charter. Art lit { 21 slartinj sl l moighs after the aypolnlmenl
You also obfuscates. deflected and misled City staff and Council Members when inquiries were rn .ji:
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about your residency.
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.. you directtd CRY Staff in pay You Fr:'•."• that you claimed were due It" The Cety under trust'
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Me Employment Agreement. orpirsuarttu p7!lcles ant qr ori;�,ucs,
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3 You took ow agairstywr rellreri m accountaw: have failed to make timeiv: tt"i'? olS.0 .l'tp
tganr potrrrtiatly jeopardizing the tam eeempt status of the CAy's pran and the opparrt-r i; Ir_r e7,'.'-ie9
ernp'royees to take bears against their retirement funds.
4. ko+u SPLW't enrt reCYived tun'n in rchriburwrywrit funds in,asesm of the 0motints ilii o vo in i''ne
_mpkrymentAgriemrrA_ In addltlori.you received WVOn paymenu from the City'in aisrartce of a -Ig
for or [acing c!rims. wdhwt proper docwneirtation, and throes!+ the Improper use of your procurement
tarsi and the procurement cards of other City staff;
_ • You Palled and refused to repay vetwe allowance funds that were disbursed to you in error
'he City will make array ;amens to have your persdnai erreets (leliveled to you and to crt:teiz an•, w rf
property you may have in ywr possession. Your firraa paycheck will tie deposrted,into. your hay •, s(:.°M1r ink
do file with theCey, please contact tNTcholte Parris the Crty Attorney at 623-333-1S00If you haw r ntln rr�
-cgarding your terminavion
sincerely.
s'enneth N. Weise
Mayor
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Crvr,rs .uontrv;r.
Ma fed Ea oveisnig tl d-livery and ev dd
He Notxe of Termmatrrm with Cause pucsrranr to ttrat ceitam ttnpltrtrrent A*!garment dated May 21,
M N, as OWnded and rewlUd on lung 38, 2010. and as further am rttlixi on kr.y 16, Vol % Avly 1. ?tt"
luny 1, 2021anti September 20.2021 Ithr, "Employment Agreement"?
Mr. Montoya.
Pursuant to the City Cwrird'F action at Rs' Spirant Meeting on brc m2rer 03, 2021 {the 'Orermtrer � 3ra
Mertrng'j, the EmPIoymm9 Agri rmrnt Is termlrratrd rifrclMr Intmrdtatriv. for ceuw At lhr brcrmwrr
23rd Meeting, the Connell determined that your tonduet;has violated the Employment Agreement, the
City Charter, the ICMA Code of t onducr, the Gty's PoRmi and Procedures and the Clt'f's values
The Employment Agreement States
1] Severance WIMCouse. If the OtyCotmcilteirmywtesINS Agreement with cause,
no seyeranre pay will be paid to tNontoya For the purposes of this Agreement. 'with
cause' shall mean that the rely Council, at a duty posted pulsk imeetuigv has determraed
that Writoya has-, . , IC) either in his personae or professional capacity, severely damaged
The reputation of the City or the City C,ourttd or othrr&tw s4bstartsally wnpwed the f tty'a
Ab&tV ".o maintain or .attract busimssei. — or tEj caused or wowed arty pri[tirs, Adivrljt',
deeision or o,genitauhnal tircumstance which as either raegA trnmora'; impri rent or it,,
viatation of the 1CMA Code of Ethics.
ErptpyntentAgreement at 43.I
With respect r.- ea Ch a!t the fatawtng acvclrtS, the City Cr,uncll has determined that you have qil damaged
the reputaton of the C.ny of City Council and lit) acted IrnmoraSy, Imprudently aqd upprofesslonalty, and
n V,-0129on of the City Charter, the lermsof tree Employ".Pt Agreement the rlty's ptDhcirs, prnrcdt£t+:s
and the ICNIA Code at Ethics:`
The Citr ikt.eves Mai yttu I" have also wlolatrd subwton ID) of section 13. has
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dhe right 19 4tiaa1err q and a%gmant ft statgd grounds sot wininatior,
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