Employee Transition: Phillip Wright's Civic Center Opportunity

As I mentioned in our earlier conversation, the Decatur Civic Center offered Mr. Phillip Wright an opportunity to retain his part-time position at the Decatur Public Library facility as a Decatur Civic Center employee. In fact, on approximately the second week of April 2016, I personally met with Mr. Phillip Wright to offer him this opportunity. Mr. Robert Edwards, Assistant Librarian, was also in attendance at the meeting. At the meeting I informed Mr. Wright that we would be able to employ him between 25 – 30 hrs per week (as allowed by law for a part-time position without health insurance). Mr. Wright was actually making substantially higher hourly wage that we had budgeted for the position. However, I offered to match the hourly wage that he was currently receiving from the Decatur Public Library. Mr. Wright did voice a concern about the shift he would be working. Apparently, Mr. Wright

Mike Lipka, Decatur Civic Center Contract Service Manager; Mr. Tim Douglass, Decatur Civic Center Housekeeping Foreman, and I went to the Decatur Public Library to meet with Mr. Wright to discuss his decision about the position. In the meeting we discussed the work schedule, hourly pay scale, and job duties. I informed Mr. Wright that we had revised the work schedule and that we agreed to accommodate his need to work second shift. I then went over the job duties, which basically matched what he had previously been performing for the Decatur Public Library. I also reminded Mr. Wright that I had agreed to retain his same hourly wage. I then asked Mr. Wright if he would agree to take the position. Mr. Wright stated that he had not made his decision. However, he agreed to give us the answer by Friday, April 29, 2016 (which was his last scheduled date of employment with the Decatur Public Library). On Friday, April 29, 2016, Mr. Wright informed Mr. Lipka that he declined our offer of the part-time