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East Cleveland Mayor Lateek Shabazz Termination Letter To Police Chief Kenneth Lundy

Kenneth Lundy's employment as Acting Chief of Police for the City of East Cleveland is terminated immediately due to violations of civil service laws and ordinances, including serving beyond the allowed 180 days without a valid appointment. The Mayor cites unlawful promotions and a lack of enforceable civil service rights as reasons for the termination. Lundy is required to return all city property and is warned against unauthorized law enforcement actions, which may lead to criminal charges.

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East Cleveland Mayor Lateek Shabazz Termination Letter To Police Chief Kenneth Lundy

Kenneth Lundy's employment as Acting Chief of Police for the City of East Cleveland is terminated immediately due to violations of civil service laws and ordinances, including serving beyond the allowed 180 days without a valid appointment. The Mayor cites unlawful promotions and a lack of enforceable civil service rights as reasons for the termination. Lundy is required to return all city property and is warned against unauthorized law enforcement actions, which may lead to criminal charges.

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LATEEK R. SHABAZZ, MAYOR EAST CLEVELAND CITY HALL. 14340 EUCLID AVENUE EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO 44112 July 21, 2025 Kenneth Lundy East Cleveland Divi 14340 Euclid Avenue Bast Cleveland, Ohio 44112 n of Police Me. Lundy: ‘This letter serves as notice that your employment with the City of East Cleveland as Acting Chief of Police is terminated effective immediately. ‘You were appointed toa classified police position in June 2016 and subsequently promoted to sergeant, lieutenant, and captain, and on January 2, 2024 you were appointed Acting Chief of Police —all without completion of the required competitive civil service examinations and from an eligibility list. Under East Cleveland Codified Ordinances 123.06(b) and 129.11, an employee appointed to an ‘acting position may serve in any such appointment no more than 180 days ina calendar year. You were appointed Acting Chief of Police on January 2, 2024 pursuant to Ord, No, 123.06(6). “Positions inthe classified civil service may be temporarily filled without competition when, in the Judgment ofthe Mayor, there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy in any promotional position inthe ‘classified civil service, but in no case shall such temporary appointment continue longer than 180 consecutive days in a calendar year” ‘The appointinent automatically expired on July 1,2024. Your continuous service as acing chief of police beyond 180 days, without a valid civil service appointment, violates municipal ordinances and state laws and voids your acting chiefs appointment. The same with your appointment to captain, ‘You may claim union protection through Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 39. However, Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4117.01(N) defines bargaining member police as those who have taken a civil setviee test and were appointed through an eligibility list. The caption is, Public employees' collective bargaining definitions." The definition of collective bargaining member fora police department is as follows. “Member ofa police de " inthe employ of a police department: ‘cmunicipal corporation asa fulltime regular police officer as the result ofan appointment from a diy established civil service eligibility Histor under section 737.15 737.16 ofthe Revised Code, a Jil-sime deputy sheriff appointed under section 31104 of the Revised Code, a township constable “appointed under section 509.01 of the Revised Code, or a member ofa township or joint police district police department appointed under section 505.49 of the Revised Code.” ‘You were never appointed from an eligibility lst to be hired in June 2016 or promoted to any ofthe previous ranks you held, and therefore possess no enforceable collective bargaining or civil service rights. Pursuant to Section 737.11 ofthe Ohio Revised Code, the duties of « municipal police

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