City approves compensation, hires investigator, and keeps human resource director on paid leave
NORWICH – After placing the human resources director on paid leave, the City of Norwich has authorized paying the city clerk more money to assume the position's duties. This decision came as the city council approved spending up to $5,000 to hire a third-party civil investigator to look into city's record keeping.
Officials have refused to discuss specifics of the matter citing personnel privacy concerns.
The City of Norwich Common Council agreed to award a stipend to its city clerk and director of finance, Dee DuFour, for assuming human resource duties.
DuFour has assumed some of the human resource duties after City of Norwich Human Resource Director Deborah DeForrest was place on paid administrative leave April 22.
The council tabled a resolution to hire a temporary human resource staff member at the Tuesday night meeting.
Another resolution authorized the mayor to sign an agreement with a private investigator with municipal human resource and civil service experience.
A special, unannounced joint committees meeting was called to order immediately before the official common council meeting. The purpose of it was to send a resolution to common council that would award a weekly stipend of $225 to DuFour.
In introducing the resolution, Alderman Ward 1 Matthew Caldwell said, "I think it's important we recognize employees who go way, way above and beyond and help us out in times of need, bringing their skills and talents to the table, and helping us save a lot of money."
Alderman Ward 2 Brian Doliver seconded Caldwell's motion, which was unanimously approved and sent to common council.
The common council also unanimously approved the resolution to award a stipend to DuFour, before moving down the meeting agenda to consider a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement for temporary human resource services.
Caldwell said, "I think that we have discovered over the past several weeks that we are able to handle a lot of these functions in house, we're doing a lot of important work in house, and I think that's the reason why it's important that we give the stipend to the director of finance who's carried the lion's share of this."
He made a motion to table the resolution for the time being "...until we know more and until we determine that we truly need to invest that kind of funds into that level of service," said Caldwell.
Alderman Ward 6 Robert Jeffrey seconded the motion to table the resolution, and it was unanimously approved by all.
Officials have refused to discuss specifics of the matter citing personnel privacy concerns.
The City of Norwich Common Council agreed to award a stipend to its city clerk and director of finance, Dee DuFour, for assuming human resource duties.
DuFour has assumed some of the human resource duties after City of Norwich Human Resource Director Deborah DeForrest was place on paid administrative leave April 22.
The council tabled a resolution to hire a temporary human resource staff member at the Tuesday night meeting.
Another resolution authorized the mayor to sign an agreement with a private investigator with municipal human resource and civil service experience.
A special, unannounced joint committees meeting was called to order immediately before the official common council meeting. The purpose of it was to send a resolution to common council that would award a weekly stipend of $225 to DuFour.
In introducing the resolution, Alderman Ward 1 Matthew Caldwell said, "I think it's important we recognize employees who go way, way above and beyond and help us out in times of need, bringing their skills and talents to the table, and helping us save a lot of money."
Alderman Ward 2 Brian Doliver seconded Caldwell's motion, which was unanimously approved and sent to common council.
The common council also unanimously approved the resolution to award a stipend to DuFour, before moving down the meeting agenda to consider a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement for temporary human resource services.
Caldwell said, "I think that we have discovered over the past several weeks that we are able to handle a lot of these functions in house, we're doing a lot of important work in house, and I think that's the reason why it's important that we give the stipend to the director of finance who's carried the lion's share of this."
He made a motion to table the resolution for the time being "...until we know more and until we determine that we truly need to invest that kind of funds into that level of service," said Caldwell.
Alderman Ward 6 Robert Jeffrey seconded the motion to table the resolution, and it was unanimously approved by all.
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