Tunucci

BACKGROUND

The Department, among other things, receives documents for recording property, determines whether the documents are recordable, and maintains public records for all taxable property. Tunucci was a supervisor of the recording unit, where she oversaw ten employees and determined whether documents submitted for recordation met recording standards. Tunucci reported directly to the recording and transactions manager, Kurt Fuchs. On October 26, 2018, Fuchs gave Tunucci a verbal warning regarding inappropriate behavior. In one instance, Tunucci accused a City employee of intentionally excluding her work area from an office redesign, and she refused to speak with a deputy director about the incident. In another incident, Tunucci chastised a Department manager about decisions regarding a project, stating in an e-mail, “ ‘[t]his was another less than stellar plan from you and [Fuchs].’ ” On two separate occasions in October, Tunucci publicly berated Department managers. Given the foregoing, Fuchs warned Tunucci that e-mails and communications “with an accusatory and chastising tone[] are not appropriate to send to any Department employees.” Shortly after, Tunucci e-mailed the…