Tsai v. Department of Streets

PLOTKIN, Judge.

The New Orleans Department of Streets appeals a Civil Service Commission decision which reversed disciplinary actions against Mark Tsai, Russell Moran" and Jack New. The Department acted on an Office of Municipal Investigation [OMI] inquiry involving payroll fraud, dereliction of duty and malfeasance in office.

The Civil Service Commission summarized the Department’s work practices1 as follows:

1. Survey crews were given work assignments that they performed.

2. When they completed their work the surveyors had no place to go but home.

3. Survey crews were told that they were on call…