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said she worked only 14 12 days out of those six weeks and questioned how things could have gone so wrong in such a short amount of time. Ms. Lien stated she did nothing more for Parks and Recreation other than giving the information to the Chair and writing a letter telling the members she could not do anything for them. She then noted it was not for them, it was to them from her. Ms. Lien read the letter that outlined the alleged misconduct. Ms. Lien indicated she was not told she could go to Mr. Palzer she said she was told to go to Ms. Bender. She then indicated that she feels she should have been able to see the wheels park to completion and said she had expressed that to Council. Ms. Lien then read a sentence from a memo sent to the Parks and Recreation Committee from Council that stated that the wheels park is a large project and staff is to continue to order equipment, etc. Ms. Lien indicated that she is not the only one responsible for helping people at the window and said all staff members do so, including Ms. Bender. Ms. Lien questioned who had determined that her actions were antagonistic. She then said she was not doing anything anyway and said she felt it necessary to help the Committee Member for a few minutes rather than refuse to help him so he had to completely start over with the project. Ms. Lien then noted that she was written up for calling in sick on the day before the Fete des Lacs festival. She then reminded Council that staff was directed not to do anything for the Committees; which would include the Fete des Lacs. Ms. Lien told Council Member Nelson that, if she saw her riding her motorcycle that afternoon, she was feeling better. She then indicated that she has the right to call in sick. Ms. Lien clarified that she had never said Council was a joke she had said the way the office is running was a joke. She then invited Council to review the videotape for verification of her comments. Ms. Lien asked Council why everything Ms. Bender says is true and she is not given an opportunity to give her version of the truth. She then asked if any Council Members had witnessed any insubordination. Council Member Nelson indicated that she had witnessed Ms. Lien being insubordinate. Ms. Lien explained that the "ranting and raving" that she did when she was fired was her way of expressing shock and concern because she was not warned of the action. She then questioned why there was no reprimand. She indicated she did not know what it meant as she was told she was terminated not placed on administrative leave. Page 12 of 29