Hubbard law director: Mayor was wrong

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Arthur Magee

HUBBARD — The city law director says the mayor was wrong to intervene in disciplinary action affecting the mayor’s son-in-law — then he suggested the mayor step down.

Law Director Jeffrey D. Adler said the heated discussion that spilled over into a council meeting earlier this week started last week when he learned that a city employee related to Mayor Art Magee had been driving city vehicles without a valid driver’s license.

Adler said Jim Bowers, a relief foreman and Magee’s son-in-law, has not had a valid driver’s license since July 2007. He said Bowers had been driving large city vehicles before and since July 2007.

Adler said he sent a memo to the city administration March 30 suggesting that the driving eligibility of all city employees be checked. He said he also suggested that Bowers be placed on administrative leave as is written in collective bargaining agreements, but that did not happen.

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