July 23, 1969 (12 pages)

tees i ° a . hy q The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, July 23, 1969 Two suspended county staffers file grievance oer General Hospital .@@ployes’-who. were suspended last week have asked the’ county supervisors for grievance hearings. ; Both employes were stspended by Medical Director Peter Keenan, who described the awa Se owe oan “reasons in letters to the board -of supervisors and recommended@that the employes be dismissed, The stack of correspondence presented the supervisors Tuesday also contained letters from David L. Forbes, custodian, and Francis Thompson, maintenance man I, asking that grievance hearings be held, The supervisors held an executive (closed) session Tuesday afternoon with Robert Costley, the hospital's new administrator. Afterward, Supervisor Dean Lawrence reminded board members that when Dr, Keenan was appointed administrator after the resignation of Richard Kuhworth, it was decreed that all firings had to be cleared through the supervisors. She made a motion that this restriction be stricken and that the county counsel draft a resolution allowing the administrator to fire employes without clearing through the board. This motion was approved unanimously, Mrs, Lawrence said the restriction was put on Dr. Keenan as a help fo the medical director during the time he held two positions, In his Jetter, Forbes contended that "I have been dismissed without just cause." Dr. Keenan's letter to the board stated that he suspended Forbes for 10 days as of July 11. This letter charged Forbes with "insubordination and neglect of duty." The medical director sent a Separate letter stating that he suspended Thompson on July 8, Thompson was accused of."absence without leave, insubordination and neglect of duty." Dr. Keenan's letter mentioned specific types of instances to support both suspensions. In his letter seeking a hearing, Thompson answered Dr. Keenan's accusations point by point, stating that he was "never absent without leave," desires clarification of the insubordination charge and, on the neglect of duty charge, that he "assigned men and women to areas of responsibility according to space and individual capabilities." The supervisors are not the grievance committee for county employes. That is an independent group composed of one superviosr, one department head, two members of the Nevada County Employes’ Association and the chairman of the county personnel commission. The grievance committee presumably will meet and hear evidence from the employes and hospital administration. Then, the committee can deliberate and compose a recommendation to the supervisors, either that the complaining employes have alegitimate complaint or that they do not. starring ia BRIAN AVERY CAROLE wht WELLS July 28 Terough 3 Aug. 4 tureugh Aug. 10 ‘Aug. 11 through At The Sacramento Light Opera Association's 1419 WH 441-3163 Tickets also available at: 2S Sacramento eer BY LEWIS AND YOUNG 4 ented by The Secramento Civic Theater ’ SORED SY THE BEE, KFOK & KOVR RESERVE SEATS NOW FOR THE FINAL SHOWS OF THE SEASON ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE NOW THROUGH JULY 27th AMARSHA HUNT LEON AMES RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S STATE FAIR FUNNY GIRL 2 SHOW BOAT -2=ECE LCI CAROL GARRETT sHeLyNc: om? Lewns CIVIC THEATER BOX OFFICE FOWLER TV & APPLIANCE 922 Lincoln Way, Auburn 885-6256 pesca tame te plas ccentip OE Gite ay . Over 60 attend library story hour — OVER. 60 CHILDREN attended the first summer session-story hour at the Grass Valley library Friday. Mary Lou Stirnaman is shown here with the children just after the folk singing and film was shown. The hour each Friday afternoon will continue through the summer months and rotate between the Grass Valley and Nevada City libraries. The next show, Friday from 1 until 2 p.m. at the Nevada City library, will include a film on an Hawaiian legend, a talk on books and a display of Alaskan artifacts, Each week one or more young people assist in the program and next week Terri Leonard and Denise Oats will help Vene Ingram. Miss Leonard was Mrs. Stirnaman's assistant last week and Marlene Brooks played and sang American folk songs for the children. Young entrepreneurs Z Nome THE DAYS OF five cent cigars may be gone forever, but last week cold drinks were available for a nickel in Nevada City. Operators of a soft drink stand on the shady side of Nevada Street are Randy Nunnink, left, and John Samsky. Both merchants are 12 years old,

tees i ° a . hy q The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, July 23, 1969 Two suspended county staffers file grievance oer General Hospital .@@ployes’-who.. were suspended last week have asked the’ county supervisors for grievance hearings. ; Both employes were stspended by Medical Director Peter Keenan, who described the awa Se owe oan “reasons in letters to the board -of supervisors and recommended@that the employes be dismissed, The stack of correspondence presented the supervisors Tuesday also contained letters from David L. Forbes, custodian, and Francis Thompson, maintenance man I, asking that grievance hearings be held, The supervisors held an executive (closed) session Tuesday afternoon with Robert Costley, the hospital's new administrator. Afterward, Supervisor Dean Lawrence reminded board members that when Dr, Keenan was appointed administrator after the resignation of Richard Kuhworth, it was decreed that all firings had to be cleared through the supervisors. She made a motion that this restriction be stricken and that the county counsel draft a resolution allowing the administrator to fire employes without clearing through the board. This motion was approved unanimously, Mrs, Lawrence said the restriction was put on Dr. Keenan as a help fo the medical director during the time he held two positions, In his Jetter, Forbes contended that "I have been dismissed without just cause." Dr. Keenan's letter to the board stated that he suspended Forbes for 10 days as of July 11. This letter charged Forbes with "insubordination and neglect of duty." The medical director sent a Separate letter stating that he suspended Thompson on July 8, Thompson was accused of."absence without leave, insubordination and neglect of duty." Dr. Keenan's letter mentioned specific types of instances to support both suspensions. In his letter seeking a hearing, Thompson answered Dr. Keenan's accusations point by point, stating that he was "never absent without leave," desires clarification of the insubordination charge and, on the neglect of duty charge, that he "assigned men and women to areas of responsibility according to space and individual capabilities." The supervisors are not the grievance committee for county employes. That is an independent group composed of one superviosr, one department head, two members of the Nevada County Employes’ Association and the chairman of the

county personnel commission. The grievance committee presumably will meet and hear evidence from the employes and hospital administration. Then, the committee can deliberate and compose a recommendation to the supervisors, either that the complaining employes have alegitimate complaint or that they do not. starring ia BRIAN AVERY CAROLE wht WELLS July 28 Terough 3 Aug. 4 tureugh Aug. 10 ‘Aug. 11 through At The Sacramento Light Opera Association's 1419 WH 441-3163 Tickets also available at: 2S Sacramento eer BY LEWIS AND YOUNG 4 ented by The Secramento Civic Theater ’ SORED SY THE BEE, KFOK & KOVR RESERVE SEATS NOW FOR THE FINAL SHOWS OF THE SEASON ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE NOW THROUGH JULY 27th AMARSHA HUNT LEON AMES RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S STATE FAIR FUNNY GIRL 2 SHOW BOAT -2=ECE LCI CAROL GARRETT sHeLyNc: om? Lewns CIVIC THEATER BOX OFFICE FOWLER TV & APPLIANCE 922 Lincoln Way, Auburn 885-6256 pesca tame te plas ccentip OE Gite ay . Over 60 attend library story hour — OVER. 60 CHILDREN attended the first summer session-story hour at the Grass Valley library Friday. Mary Lou Stirnaman is shown here with the children just after the folk singing and film was shown. The hour each Friday afternoon will continue through the summer months and rotate between the Grass Valley and Nevada City libraries. The next show, Friday from 1 until 2 p.m. at the Nevada City library, will include a film on an Hawaiian legend, a talk on books and a display of Alaskan artifacts, Each week one or more young people assist in the program and next week Terri Leonard and Denise Oats will help Vene Ingram. Miss Leonard was Mrs. Stirnaman's assistant last week and Marlene Brooks played and sang American folk songs for the children. Young entrepreneurs Z Nome THE DAYS OF five cent cigars may be gone forever, but last week cold drinks were available for a nickel in Nevada City. Operators of a soft drink stand on the shady side of Nevada Street are Randy Nunnink, left, and John Samsky. Both merchants are 12 years old,