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Hoover council votes to review police employee discipline after contested debate
Summary
The Hoover City Council voted to review a personnel board decision concerning employee Kevin Hollis’s two-day suspension, despite council attorney notes that policy limits board and council jurisdiction for suspensions under three days. The motion to permit review passed after debate over precedent and process.
Council President Casey Middlebrooks presided as the Hoover City Council voted April 13 to accept an employee’s request that the council review a personnel-board decision upholding discipline for employee Kevin Hollis. The action drew sustained debate over the city’s personnel policy and the risk of setting precedent for roughly 800 employees.
Pro Tem Driver opened the discussion by summarizing the question before the council: whether to review the personnel board’s decision affirming management discipline. The city attorney had earlier read policy language noting that only discipline greater than three days, demotion or involuntary separation is…
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