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TESTIMONY tcontinued) Page four � Johansen said that when he asked the Pubiic Works empioyees if they wanted to make any statements at tonight's hearing, they said they would rather not, unless they were requested #o do so. Johansen said he belleves that every one of the employees would probabiy tell you that he doesn't like working aith Mr. Launderville; seem*to b� misiead or lead astray when they work wtth him. Johansen satd that two of the employees have known Launderville for years, and both said they "can't quite buy this, because he hasn't 6een drinking that much this past six months to a year". Johansen said tt surprises him that he has a"drinking problem". Woodburn notad that one can be surprised, yet it can be the truth. Joha�sen satd "That's true, but it surprises me." Hanson asked Johansen tf he discussed the several described incidents, as they took place, with Mr. Launderville, and if he indicated hts displeasure and dissapproval fn each instanceY Johansen said, "No, not each ot the incidents, some of them," Hanson asked Johansen if, in more than one tnstance, he indicated his r.:tl:tsapproval of Launder- vil�e of his behavior, and that he was not going to aliow it to contlnue2 Johansen said he had. Hanson asked Johanse� if he wanted to make a dtrect recommendation to the Cou�cfl as to what he'd like Council to do; noted that Johansen need not do thts if he preferred not to. Hanson advised Johansen that Launderville has asked to be retnstated, and the other alternative ts not to reinstate him. Johanse� said he thinks Council has his recommendation on his memo to Council. Hanson said, in other words, you are saying that is current today, as far as you are-concerned. Johansen said "Yes." • Hanson asked how long Mr. Laundervtlie has worked for the City? Johansen said "in the neighhorhood of 10 years". (McNiesh advised that Laundervilie started on September I, 1968.) Johansen said his attendance probably varies very little from that of the other empioyees; his tardiness was quite a problem for a time, but after • talking to him that improved; he wasn't the only one tardy.` Hanson; asked 3f Launderviite has a history of "Monday morning absence", which sometimes characterizes people who have to hav0 additi.onai time to recover from a weekend2 Johansen said he does not; atten- dance is not the problem, it has been his poor attitude toward tha Job. Rebuttaf by Mr. Laundervtlle: Launderviife said that there must have been a ttme descrepancy re • the fire brick inctdent; safd he reaity did talk to the contractor on Wednesday night at about t0:30 p.m. (apparently contractor told Bud it was on Thursday). In regards to the street signs, he said that, i� all honesty, Bud will remenber that about a year ago, 1 talked to him about the signs and he said "Go ahead and take them". � I didn't thi�k I spent that much time. We were go(ng to Control Data; I stopped and threw them in the truck; they were already _ dismantled; suggested it might have taken } hour. The cart I did take; that was by the ratlroad tracks on Thom Drive. The shtngles and roofing were given to me by a roofer; they were excess, and I asked the roofer if 1 could have them; wanted to use them on a barn; didn't cara what color.they were. I know my attitude hasn't been worth a"damn", I wouid like to change that.