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Civil Service Commission sustains three‑day suspension for El Paso animal control officer
Summary
The El Paso Civil Service Commission unanimously sustained a three‑day suspension for animal control officer Brian Dominguez, finding he failed to complete required BMR documentation after a bite investigation; the commission also declined to admit supplemental evidence submitted after the hearing officer's recommendation.
The El Paso Civil Service Commission voted unanimously to sustain a three‑day suspension for animal control officer Brian Dominguez after finding he failed to complete required vaccination/microchip/registration (VMR/BMR) documentation following a bite investigation, the commission said.
Hearing Officer Patricia Palafox concluded in her recommendation that "the key is that BMR documentation ... was not done in this" case, and she found by a preponderance of the evidence that required documentation was missing. Assistant City Attorney Matt Marquez told commissioners Dominguez had an extensive binder of exhibits and witnesses during the original hearing and that the supplemental materials he filed after the recommendation…
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