FORKS — Seattle arbitrator John Hayduke has determined that the city of Forks had sufficient cause to fire three Forks Police Department employees in 2008, said Forks Mayor Nedra Reed today.
Fired effective Feb. 29, 2008 were Sgt. Tom Scott, Sgt. JoElle Munger and communications Officer Deanna Dematteis.
The decision was made in binding arbitration, so no further action may be taken by either side, Reed said.
“You go into the arbitration agreeing to accept the decision,” Reed said.
The decision took about eight months to complete, she added.
“It took an inordinate amount of time,” Reed said.
“And yes, the city of Forks took a few lumps in the process, but procedure-wise, we were upheld.”