Missing Files at City Hall

Date: January 7^th 2011

From: Mayor Susan Feiszli

Dear Mr. Sueben,

I am writing you to document an incident that occurred at City Hall to protect the City from the result of missing files from our Legal Law office.

On December 17^th I asked Ron Walsh for his resignation as Corporation Council. Ron said that I would regret doing this. I asked Ron what he meant by that and his response was “you’ll find out”. Under those circumstances it was then that I asked for his immediate resignation instead of finishing out the year.

Ron entered his office on December 19^th and deleted the ALL files and emails from the city computer. Ron also removed City files from City Hall.

On December 20^th and 21^st I called Ron asking for the files, City Law books and keys that were in his possession.

On December 22^nd Chief Catalano called Ron Walsh per my request to the above items which were returned later that afternoon to City Hall.

Meira Hertzberg is under contract with the City of Cortland as Corporation Council. She has not been able to locate all of the files on current cases.

Another large file that holds agreements between employees and our former Director of Administration and Finance, Andy Damiano, is also missing from the office of Corporation Council.

Please feel free to call me with any questions.

Sincerely,

Susan Feiszli

Mayor, City of Cortland