Mar 25 2008
Cook County Corruption Chronicles. . . . (Soldier for Stroger Continued) Part 16
Excerpts from the second semi-annual report by Shakman Compliance Administrator (CA) Julia M. Nowicki:
H. Irregular Job Posting and Hiring Procedures… Continued
Allegations of the employee’s political connectedness are supported by the evidence that the employee sold a political organization’s paraphernalia from his office. The CA’s attorneys have obtained several invoices received off the department’s fax identifying the organization as “Customer” and the employee as the contact person. The employee sold sweaters, t-shirts, skull caps, baseball caps, and jackets with Cook County, the political organization and the department emblems out of his office.
After he was promoted, the department then enrolled the employee in supervisory training classes, funded by the County. During this time, the job the employee previously applied for was again posted but with less stringent qualifications. The employee again applied for the position and again did not possess the minimum qualifications and was screened out. Again, no interviews for this position took place despite applications from candidates who possessed the proper qualifications.
After this second failed bid for promotion, the employee was named an Administrative Assistant III and Supervisor of the department. This new position was not posted. In the course of his three year employment the employee jumped five grades, totaling $475.68 more per pay period. The employee received two newly created positions, in both cases after he failed to meet the minimum qualifications of the regularly posted job. The investigating attorney has been unable to find a job description for the newly created position. Furthermore, the attorney has been told that all departmental documentation relating to the creation of the new position has been. destroyed. All of the above described events occurred prior to the appointment of the department’s new administrator.
To be continued…
You can read the full Shakman report here.
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