1. City of Asheville Office of the City AttorneyP. O. Box 7148 Ashevilie,NC 28802 828~259-5610fax:828-2595475 www. ashevi| lenc. gov October 22, 2014Michael A.RobinsonUS Department of LaborVeterans Employment and Training Service 313 Chapanoke Road,Suite 140Raleigh,NC 27606RE:Person Filing Complaint:William Wilke Employer:City of Asheville Case No:NC2014-00031-20-RDear Mr.Robinson: The purpose of this letter is to clarify severai items contained in your letter dated October 3, 2014 and request revisions to the same.As we discussed in our phone conversation yesterday,the City did not,at any time,receive this letter from your office prior to this letter being brought to our attention yesterday by a member of the media. As was outlined in the Citys brief to you,which was sent to your office on September 9, 2014, the City's official response to Lt.Wilkes allegation was,and remains,as follows: 1. The August 11 memorandum issued by Chief Anderson to Lt.Wilke was not an adverse employment action as it was not a disciplinary action.The memorandum outlined the expectations of lieutenants requesting time off to ensure coverage by another lieutenant absent emergency leave. 2. Lt.Wilkes miiitary status was not a motivating factor in Chief Anderson's issuance of the August 11, 2014 memorandum. As stated in the Citys official response,Lt.Wilke has neither been denied military leave nor has he been disciplined for doing so.In addition,the August 11, 2014 memorandum was never placed in Lt.Wi| kes official personnel file which would be required if disciplinary action was taken,which it was not. 7 1It-l"iii-"OF/ li17P/ iilelk r'orn/ niriedro delivering an excellent quality of ~; ervice to enhance your q