State of Georgia 1, Employee's Name Jose Ramirez 1 3. Pevad of Las Employment ACK OF WORK Rb teetner tas 4 REASON FOR SEPARATION Department of Labor SEPARATION NOTICE EXHIBIT ovigao1s [See Exhibit "A" and "B” attached hereto and incorporated herein, Intieamsuntof § 1s) waste ued to employe IF EMPLOYEE RETIRED, ficish amount of rtenet kat percentage of eont ves Employer's Name City of Rincon Address 302 $ Columbia Ave City Rincon StaeGA ZipCode 3.1.3.2 6 Employers Telephone No(9_1 2) $2 6 - 5 74 $ Ext NOTICE TO EMPLOYER At the tine of separation, ou are required by the Employmeat Secerity Law OCGA Section 34-190). to prorie the employe wth this document, properly eeesed, ging the reasons for separation. Uf you subsequently revives request forthe same information 1 a DOL-1199FF, you may atach a opy af this fore (DOL-S00) ae. part of your response ce Pay, Separation Py, Wager n-Lieu of Noise, bons, prof sharing ec) DO NOT insudevasion payor earned ‘oc period fom s ons were paid the employ Gs not Number o 2 (umber shavn on Er ‘Report Form DOL-4.) fs Quanety Tacend Wes IICERTIFY thatthe above work hs Bsn separated from ork ant te information fuishd eran tre and Sigs of Oca, Eaploye ofthe Employer or authorized agent forthe employer City Manager “Tie of Person Sigaing thel 4s ‘se Completed and Relesedo Employee NOTICE TO EMPLOYEE JocGa SECTION 34-8-19(¢) OF THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW REQUIRES THAT YOU TAKE THIS NOTICE TO THE GEORGIA [DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FIELD SERVICE OFFICE IF YOU FILE A CLAIM FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BES FITS OL-s00 (R088)Bk “A CITY OF RINCON PERFORMANCE COUNSELING STATEMENT ‘VERBAL WREEFEN COUNSEL REPRIMAND REPRIMAND SUSPENSION | TERMINATION EMPLOYEE: Jose Ramirez SUPERVISOR: Chief Mark Gerbino DATE: January 16, 2019 Violation Type: insubordination REMARKS: LT. Ramirez you are being terminated for insubordination and providing untruthful information to the City Manager in violation of PPM 130.13 A, B, and M, and based on the information provided by Exhibit “B" attached hereto and incorporated herein. A Copy of this letter will be placed in your performance file. Employee: Date: supervisor pee eee! City Manager: e— pste:_tve/ysBE il { , i NOTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDATION FOR TERMINATION To: City Manager John Klimm From: Police Chief Mark Gerbino Date: January 16, 2019 Re: Recommendation for Termination of Lieutenant Jose Ramirez NOTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDATION FOR TERMINATION Itis my recommendation to terminate the employment of Lieutenant Jose Ramirez The grounds for this decision are, generally, his repeated acts of insubordination, dishonesty, and his dismal performance as the second highest ranking member of this Department. He has violated explicit employment standards of the City of Rincon as set forth in the City’s Personnel Policy Manual (PPM), the policies and procedures set forth in the City of Rincon Police Department's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), my explicit instructions to him, and the reasonable standards of performance that should be obvious to any competent law enforcement manager. While my initial evaluation of the Department's resources and needs at the beginning of my tenure as Chief revealed thet his performance both as Operations Commander, and as Interim Police Chief had been grossly inadequate, my recommendation is based primarily upon his actions and failures since the start of my service as Police Chief. However, it takes into consideration events occurring shortly before my tenure as Police Chief began that continue to reverberate with adverse consequences within the Department. It further is based on his. continued pattern of behavior whereby his refusing to accept accountability for conditions arising or existing under his leadership. He has failed to correct both his active and passive- ageressive resistance to my efforts to make the improvements to achieve those objectives | have established for this Department in consultation with the Mayor, City Council, and City Manager. Lieutenant Ramirez's repeated attempts to undermine me and my authority before persons both within and outside of the Police Department have included gross misconduct, including untruthfulness, insubordination, and negligence. The City has a right to expect higher standards of performance and behavior from higher- ranking managers than it does from its rank-and-file employees. Any of the violations noted in this memorandum would be sufficient cause to recommend his termination. The cumulative effect of these behavioral and performance inadequacies compels me to make this recommendation for the good and efficient operation of the City of Rincon Police Department.