Petitioner: PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF`S OFFICE
Respondent: CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON
Judges: DANIEL MANRY
Agency: Contract Hearings
Locations: Largo, Florida
Filed: Sep. 29, 2008
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Monday, February 23, 2009.
Latest Update: Mar. 23, 2009
Summary: The issue presented is whether Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO or Petitioner) properly terminated Christopher Hamilton (Respondent) from his employment as a deputy sheriff for engaging in conduct prohibited in Chapter 89-404, Laws of Florida (the Civil Service Act), and Petitioner's General Order Section 3-1.3, Rule and Regulations 3.4(d) and 5.21, and General Order Section 3-1.4, Rule and Regulation 2.17.The employment of a deputy, who is a three-time chronic offender, should be terminat
Summary: The issue presented is whether Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO or Petitioner) properly terminated Christopher Hamilton (Respondent) from his employment as a deputy sheriff for engaging in conduct prohibited in Chapter 89-404, Laws of Florida (the Civil Service Act), and Petitioner's General Order Section 3-1.3, Rule and Regulations 3.4(d) and 5.21, and General Order Section 3-1.4, Rule and Regulation 2.17.The employment of a deputy, who is a three-time chronic offender, should be terminated.
More
PINELLAS COUNTY
i, .
OFFICE OF COUNTY ATTQRNEY
——s PHONE (727) 464-3354 + FAX (727) 464-4147 + 315 COURT STREET + CLEARWAT#EB, FLORIDA’a3 756
BOARD OF ee 5)
| COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Dil, >
: Lege,
JAMES L. BENNETT UNG S CO,
‘at Sah Z
COUNTY ATTORNEY ¥ es 2 7.
March 19, 2009 WI — A>
a
Daniel Manry, Administrative Law Judge
Division of Administrative Hearings
The DeSoto Building
1230 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3060
Re: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office vs. Christopher Hamilton
DOAH Case Nos. 08-2823 and 08-2824
Dear Judge Manry:
Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 120.57(1)(m), please find enclosed a copy
of the signed Final Order rendered by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Civil Service Board
in the above-referenced matter.
- Sincerely,
f
f
Carole Sanzeri
Senior Assistant County Attorney
CS/cad
Enclosure
cc: Sherwood S. Coleman, Esquire
Kenneth J. Afienko, Esquire
Members of the Sheriff’s Civil Service Board
Vicki M. Troesch, GCO, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
H:\USERS\ATYKBO3\WPDOCS\CS\SHERIFF CIVIL SERVICE BOARD\Appeals\Hamilton 08-07\03-19-09 transmittal of final order.doc
“PINELLAS COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER"
PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD fy
PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, Uy Ny é &)
Petitioner, . 2} 2
DOAH CASE NO. 08-4834 9s. 4804
v. PSCO CASE NO. 08-074 Ke Ye 7)
Us
CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON, 46 Se
Respondent.
/
FINAL ORDER
WHEREAS, pursuant to § 120.57(1)(), F.S., the agency shall allow each party 15 days in
which to submit written exceptions to the recommended order; and
WHEREAS, no written exceptions to the Recommended Order were received within the
required 15-day period, the appeal of Christopher Hamilton having come before the Pinellas
County Sheriffs Civil Service Board (“Board”), and the Board having considered the
Recommended Order of the State of Florida Division of Administrative Hearings Administrative
Law Judge in this matter, the Board hereby adopts the Recommended Order of the Hearing
Officer as its Final Order in this cause.
ITISSO ORDERED this “4 dayof_A#Kaacsew _, 2009.
Neai A. White, Chair
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Civil Service Board
Copies to: Kenneth J. Afienko, Esquire
Sherwood Coleman, Esquire, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Docket for Case No: 08-004823
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Mar. 23, 2009 |
Final Order filed.
|
Feb. 23, 2009 |
Recommended Order cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
|
Feb. 23, 2009 |
Recommended Order (hearing held January 12, 2009). CASE CLOSED.
|
Feb. 04, 2009 |
(Petitioner`s Proposed) Recommended Order filed.
|
Feb. 04, 2009 |
Respondent`s Proposed Recommended Order filed.
|
Jan. 26, 2009 |
Transcript filed. |
Jan. 12, 2009 |
CASE STATUS: Hearing Held. |
Jan. 08, 2009 |
Amended Pre-hearing Stipulation filed.
|
Dec. 24, 2008 |
Order Amending Style of Case.
|
Dec. 22, 2008 |
Unopposed Motion to Amend Style filed.
|
Dec. 18, 2008 |
Notice of Serving Answers to Second and Third Set of Interrogatories filed.
|
Dec. 10, 2008 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner Pinellas County Sheriff`s Office`s Second Set of Interrogatories to Respondent Christopher Hamilton filed.
|
Dec. 10, 2008 |
Deposition of Chris Hamilton Deposition filed.
|
Nov. 21, 2008 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for January 12, 2009; 9:30 a.m.; Largo, FL).
|
Nov. 20, 2008 |
Motion to Continue Hearing filed.
|
Nov. 17, 2008 |
Notice of Serving Answers to Interrogatories filed.
|
Nov. 14, 2008 |
Joint Pre-hearing Stipulation filed.
|
Nov. 06, 2008 |
Petitioner Pinellas County Sheriff`s Offices Notice of Service of First Set of Interrogatories filed.
|
Oct. 30, 2008 |
Notice of Taking Deposition filed.
|
Oct. 16, 2008 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
|
Oct. 16, 2008 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for December 3 and 4, 2008; 9:30 a.m.; Largo, FL).
|
Oct. 16, 2008 |
Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 08-4823 and 08-4824).
|
Oct. 06, 2008 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
|
Sep. 29, 2008 |
Initial Order.
|
Sep. 29, 2008 |
Inter-Office Memorandum filed.
|
Sep. 29, 2008 |
Charges Re: AI-08-043 filed.
|
Sep. 29, 2008 |
Notice of Appeal Request for Civil Service Board Review filed.
|
Sep. 29, 2008 |
Agency referral filed.
|
Orders for Case No: 08-004823
Issue Date |
Document |
Summary |
Mar. 16, 2009 |
Agency Final Order
|
|
Feb. 23, 2009 |
Recommended Order
|
The employment of a deputy, who is a three-time chronic offender, should be terminated.
|