Arbitration of Nicole Way v. King County

Arbitrator's Decision (August 18, 2006)

Hearing transcripts

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Day 2
Day 3

Exhibits

Employer's Exhibits
E-1 Voting and Elections in Washington – 2003 Election Administrator Course
E-2 Absentee Ballots information summary
E-3 2/18/04 letter from Sam Reed, Secretary of State, to Nicole Way (no subject line – regarding certified as Certified Election Administrator)
E-4 King County Elections 11/2/04 General Election Summary (Tabulations by Batch)
E-5 4/4/05 letter from Don Porter, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, King County, to attorneys Kevin Hamilton, Rob Maguire, and Thomas Ahearne with 4/4/05 memo from Garth Fell, Assistant Superintendent of Elections, to Dean Logan, Director, REALS, (Re: Discovery and Subsequent Investigation of Untabulated Absentee Ballots)
E-6 2004 Gen NSOF Voters w RegDate
E-7 10/21/04 email from Nicole Way to Bill Huennekens (re: Information for posters – with attached posters for Signature Verification Process & Ballot Opening Process)
E-8 11/8/04 email from Celeste Dorsey to Nicole Way and response from Nicole Way to Celeste Dorsey (Re: work left to be done)
Joint Exhibits
J-1 Collective Bargaining Agreement - Teamsters Local 117 – Administrative Support Employees, 1/1/05 – 12/31/07
J-2 4/5/05 memo from Dean Logan, Director, REALS, to Nicole Way (Re: Administrative Leave)
J-3 6/9/05 memo from Dean Logan to Nicole Way (Re: Administrative Leave)
J-4 8/26/05 letter from Dean Logan to Nicole Way (Re: Notice of Proposed Termination)
J-5 8/26/05 letter from Willert and Hicks; Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC; to Susan Slonecker (Re: King County Records & Elections Investigation)
J-6 10/19/05 letter from Nicole Way to Dean Logan (Response to Proposed Termination) with attached Exhibits 1-10
J-7 (none)
J-8 11/4/05 letter from Betty Sorbo, Business Representative, Teamsters Local Union 117, to Nancy Buonanno Grennan (Re: Nicole Way – Termination Grievance)
J-9 11/15/05 letter from Nancy Buonanno Grennan to Tracey Thompson, Senior Staff Attorney, Teamsters Local No. 117 (Re: Nicole Way Termination Grievance)
J-10 12/14/05 letter from Michael Frawley, Deputy Director, HRD, DES, to Tracey Thompson (no subject line – addresses Nicole Way Termination Grievance)
J-11 12/16/05 letter from Betty Sorbo to Nancy Buonanno Grennan (Re: Request for Arbitration – Nicole Way)
J-12 REALS Organization Chart (not dated)
Union Exhibits
U-1 King County Elections Section vote tabulations (for batches 478, 4, 1236, 55, 979)
U-2 4/8/05 memo from Dean Logan, Director, REALS, DES, to Nancy Buonanno Grennan, Manager, Labor Relations, HRD, DES (Re: Summary of Interviews), with attachment A