The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 188

I III SnS'Ui Iimi. 2 TW.May la. WIM Paramount Hires Fired Detective's Appeal Jack Simpson as or Reinstatement Studied Ousted School Chief Will Have to Pay Own Attorney, Bellflower Board Decides IT COULD rAMS eJ JasW WWHeW City Manager Shortly btfof Die hearings ojxtkkL the city won round in Sumner Court which denied a writ sought by Lankster to compel the city to provide him with detecty records and overtime information for the last five yean. However, Lankster said that the Information he wanted has been entered in evidence before the Personnel Board by the city. Earlier, the Slate Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board declared Lankster eligible to receive unemploy-ment Insurance A city appeal of that ruling wai denied, and the city indicated It wouldn't carry the matter further.

Lankster had been denied benefit! on groundi he had been terminated from hii Job because of work-related misconduct But the appeali board held that denial of benefits wai improper, and the ruling wai upheld by three administrative law Judges. Lankstcrt 17.8 million claim was denied by the City Council in COMPTON The City Personnel Board hai begun hearing, on an appeal for reinstatement by Saul Lankster, 31 former Compton police detective who wai fired last fall on misconduct charge! Subsequently, Lankster, who also ia a trustee of the Compton Unified School District appealed to the city in an effort to get hu job back. He later filed 17.8 million claim against the City, alleging damage to hu reputation Two session! of the hearing already have been held and the city scheduled to continue its case against Lank-iter May 31 at 8 pm Council Chambers at Oty Hall Police thief Joseph Rouzan fired Lankster last Oct 24. charging the former detective Hole public fundi and falsified police records in conncc-' tlon with request! for overtime pay. Rouzan said Lankster sought more than 8400 In overtime pay for time he said he wai in court on police-related matten when, in fact, he wasnt subpoenaed to appear on the four days in question For his part Lankster contends that those Compton police placed on notice of possible court appearances may remain at home in readiness, receiving 50 of their hourly pay, or may report for regular work when not In court and receive normal pay.

He said that the four court attendance report! he submitted were filed in accordance with these practices. BY MARODA DODSON BELLFLOWER Ousted Supl. Richard Guengerich will rave lo wy for hu own attorney to rtprwerii hira In $13 million lawsuit (Ued igainst him and the ichool district and hope that the achool board will decide to reimburse him later. Board memben of the BelWower Unified School District have voted to deny Dr. request for legal defense Eric Bathen, the board'i special attorney, had offered to represent Guengerich, along with the school board, in trying to get the lawsuit against them dismissed.

Guengerich refused the offer because he said it would be a conflict of interest for Bathen. who was hired by the school board'! majority bloc last year to remove Guengerich from his post The lawsuit was filed against Gucn. gcrich and the board by former Lake-wood City Councilman Don Plunkctt Falcons Set for State Playoffs The Cerritoe College baseball team Is getting ready for stata championship play next week after claiming its seventh consecutive "South Coast Conference championship. Under first-year coach Gordon Douglas, a former Cerritos player, the Falcons rolled to a 21-11 regular season record and capped their 13-5 conference campaign with a 10-2 title-clinching victory over Santa Ana College on the last day of the seasoa This year's championship marks the 15th league crown in the 21-year history of the school The Falcons will go after the California State Championship in playoffs to he held May 25 to 28 at Long Beach City College and Blair Field in Long Beach. Cerritos winning tradition, built by former Falcon mentor Wally Kincaid.

has produced 642 wins against only 152 losses in 21 years. The average season record has been 30-7. it charge that GuenRerich illegally and improperly spent 115 million in district funds and liki that Guengerich be ordered to repay the money, It also charges that the school bnard was aware of the malfeasance and failed to remove him from the post In an earlier report to the board, the district iWt laid that under a section of the Education Code, the district ia obligated to pay for the legal defense of an employe or reimburse the employe later. The vote by the ichool board last week not to lupply Guengerich with an attorney was 5 to 0. Despite the unanimous vote, however, board member Ruby Heyl is protesting the board's decision.

The Item was approved with a group of other matters on the board'i agenda. Items board memben want to have acted on separately from this consent calendar are done so upon request Mrs. Heyl said she was told before the meeting by Board President Jay Gcndrcau to not comment on the Guengerich issue. But she said, she had planned to ask a few questions and register a "no" vote. She did not expect the matter to be acted on along with the others, she said.

1 feel they really slipped a fast one by me. Anything of this magnitude should be a separate action she said. Gendreau acknowledges that he told Mrs. Heyl not to discuss the matter. Guengerich said It was Bathen, not the school board, who made the offer to him.

"An attorney doesnt speak for the city council or any board of government They have to vote "Frankly, I'm happy," Guengerich said of the board's decision He said he plans to submit his legal bill to the school board after the lawsuit is resolved. "If I understand what they (board members) said two weeks ago, it is their duty to defend the employe or pay for the defense," he said. His complaint he said, is that "they could have taken this same action four weeks ago." The board postponed action on the issue at two other meetings, forcing Guengerich to seek an extension on his month-long period during which he was to respond to Plunk etlatharirei. Thu lawnuit hat no merit it will be proven court Guengench said. Mrs.

Heyl believes there it little chance for Guengerich to recover hu legal feei later. There seemi to be three vote against him (the majority bloc of Gendreau and board member Larry Ward and Richard Vermillion). Yet the la sayi hel entitled to it "It was an item pertaining to litigation, therefore, that'i for executive scsion. he laid. (Stale law rertrtcti executive lessloni to diacuuioni of personnel ind pending litigation) He acknowledged that the hiring of an attorney for a district employe is not a matter for executive icssion.

"When the discussion itarti out, it might begin one thing, but it might wander onto another tangent before you know it he said. By not discussing It, he said, "we were being on the safe tide He laid a transcript of the meeting shows he asked twice whether board members wanted to puU any ltemi on the agenda for discussion. Further. Mn. Heyl laid the wai confused because the recommendation to not hire an attorney for Guengerich came from Bathen, not the district's acting superintendent as la normal procedure, she said.

She said there have been repeated references to the school board having offered the services of its attorney to Guengerich. The board has never done this, she said. "The board has never taken a public vote (on Guengerich defense) until the other night Gendreau wont say how hell vote on the reimbursement of Guengerich's legal fees. "1 dont know what's going to be going on. I don't know what the situation will be at the time I cant say how 111 vote before the secretary calls the rolL" Lakewood Flower Show LAKEWOOD 'Adventures in Our Environment" is the theme of the Lakewood Garden Club's 34th annual flower show, set for Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4.

The show will be held at the Youth Center from 130 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m Sunday. Admission is free. BY HOXlKt ARNOLD PARAMOUNT A two-wetkold vacancy in the city manager office here hai been filed, opening the top City Hall slot in nearby Hawaiian Gardens.

Jack Simpson. Hawaiian Cardem longtime administrator, wai named thu week to replace Harry Bond, who resigned under Bege earlier thu month, ending Paramount City Hall era that spanned almost 10 yean Simpson, 35, will work without a contract earning 13C.DJ0 a year In hu new poet Hu saliry after nine yean in Hawaiian Gardens was 133.000. Simpson was named Tuesday ai the new Paramount manager after a closed-door City Council session that stretched to almost 90 minutes. The vote to appoint him was 4 to 1. with Councllwoman Esther Caldwell the lone dissenter.

But Mn. Caldwell wai Joined by Councilman Charles Weldon in criticizing the way Simpson wai selected. Both laid they would like to have seen lome advertising go out on the Job opening before it wai filled. Said Mr. Caldwell: Tm voting no on the fact that we didnt get othen to apply for the position He (Simpson) had three votei on the council and we didn't have the opportunity to select one' "1 was basically opposed to the manner In which It was Weldon said.

"But I realize we were dealing with a time period of 90 to 120 days, and I met with Mr. Simpson and I feel he's a fine man' Mayor Ted Mosier explained later that advertising for such Jobs is done frequently but claimed it's not a standard procedure" Mosier said he's been looking at Simpson for some time He is scheduled to begin full-time work in Paramount by July 1. Harry Bond, the man Simpson replaces, resigned under fire May 2 after being criticized for a number of City Hall practices. Among them were charges that he was not open about the activities of the city manager's office. NOTES Continued from First Page each year In property taxes would result in a city revenue loss of approximately $7,000.

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