Washing his truck and trailer at municipal car wash was wrong but not enough to justify firing, judge rules
A former Port Coquitlam water operations supervisor who was fired in November 2020 has won a wrongful dismissal suit against the city.
In trial testimony, it was revealed that Stevens was promoted to supervisor of water, sewer and construction in October 2018, after a copper-theft ring had been uncovered. In the 2020 incident, for which he was fired, Stevens was washing his truck, which he used for work, to make it "presentable," as well as a recreational trailer, both of which were dirty from a hunting trip.Stevens reportedly told the employee: “You probably shouldn’t do that,” and, “It’s frowned upon,” which is what he told the judge he was told in 2018 when he used the public washing facilities the first time.
Kidd subsequently spoke to Stevens, as well as the human resources manager and a section head, before he provided Stevens with a letter teminating his employment. "Having said this, the nature of his misconduct was not inherently dishonest or deceitful. Mr. Stevens did something he knew was wrong. His misuse of the municipal wash facility only became known because someone saw him do it. However, he did not steal from the city, and he did not lie to his supervisors."
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