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TESTIMONY (continued) Page three � and Launderville spent considerable time that afternoon driving around the Ctty looking for a 4x4 that Wayne Launderbiile wanted to set a mail box, and that they also spent considerable time at the water tower dismantling aluminum signs. When the other employee asked him Nhat he wanted the signs for, Launderville said his son collects aluminum for scrap. When asked ff he saw any aluminum signs around, Johansen satd there were some aluminum brackets in a box in the van that night tthe van that Launderville was assigned to that day). Johansen said that, at vartous times, all of the employees have come to me and said they didn't want to work with Wayne Launder- ville; when we do, we don't get anything done. He's disrupting the whole Public Works Department. We don't get any productlon from the other employees when they work with him, and we don't get any production from Launderville most of the time. Johansen was asked if he has noticed any decrease in the productlon of the unit that went out? Yes, 1 can send one man out to sefi�� water meters and he may set 2 or 3, possfbly 4 that day; I can send two men (one beTng Laund�cville) and they don't get any more done. Johansen said there have been various times he knows of that Laundervilte left the City - one time he went to get his television tubes tested. Johansen said he sent one ot the part-time summer help out w)th Launderville this summar to clean catch basins after the heavy rains; part-time man reported they did not finish the job - we have about i} hours left - would have finished if I'd had some help, but I had to drive the tr,uck and clean the catch basins myseif; Laundervllle sat in the truck all day long and never got out of the truck and he also took a nap. When asked if catch baslns work could have bee� more difficult than Johansen anticipated, Johansen said "It was after a heavy rain, . yes" Johansen said he was told by one employees that a door latch on one�tnuek a;$9 brpk8q; Laundervi.11e kicked it and broke it. Wayne Launderville dtd replace the latch on his own time, which I told him to do after hours one night. • Johansen referred to the suspension of Launderville a year ago �ast September -�ater tower incident - which demonstrated his irresponsi- biifty at that time (W�odburn noted thatthis incident could be refer- enced, since it is in the Minutes). Johansen reported another incident of some time ago when an employee said Launderville dropped him otf at the Ilft station to work and then took ofif. I don't know .r.here he went. Johansen said he just can't tolerate this behaalor any more. � Woodburn summarized that, in addition to the reports that Johansen had received, he has personal knowledge of a misappropriation of a Model T, finding of aluminum signs and brackets, fire brick and rooftng construction material in the Village truck (corroborating � what Johansen was told) and as a matter of fact, personal observa- tion of a door latch problem; these are aIl things that Johansen " has noticed. Woodburn asked Johansen if he. at any time, noticed anythi�g that might indicate a medical problem2 Johansen said "No, that surprises me. A few years back, I'd say, 'yes'; withtn the last 6 months or year, it never entered my mind that Wayne had a drinking probiem. I know that at times he drinks a considerable amount (or did) but it appeared to me lately that he doesn't drink as much as he used to."