Mr. Greg B. Turgiss
January 24, 2020
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2. Dereliction of Dutv — Breach of Ethics Rules.-At various times during the
month of April, 2019, you were observed by a taxpayer and a private investigator that she
hired sleeping or relaxing in your car parked at a trailhead and in a lot behind a local hotel
for extended periods of time during the work day while you were signed out of the office at
City Hall as “in the field.” On April 15, 16 and the week of April 26, it is clear that your field
reports are contradicted by the observations of the private investigator. Your field logs are
incomplete and thus for any dates that you were observed by the private investigator in the
parking areas and lacking a field report showing you were actually doing something work-
related, any uncertainties should be weighed against you. This behavior constitutes
misconduct under Asb 301.36 as dereliction of duty, or malfeasance, misfeasance or
nonfeasance because during the hours you were in your car napping or relaxing you should
have been performing the assessing duties outlined in Asb 304.04, Not doing so and instead
misrepresenting to your employer what you were actually doing constitutes dereliction of
duty, and malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance. It also constitutes misconduct under
Asb 301.36(b) as a violation of appraisal practice ethical standards, in particular, but without
limitation, Asb Code of Ethics Canon 1. The sanction for these violations under Asb 308.05
is decertification for up to 5 years.
Recommended charges
As a result of your misconduct as described above, we are prepared to bring a petition
against you seeking to discipline you before a DRA hearing officer with the following
charges:
1. Asb 301.36, Asb 307.02, Asb 304.04(b)(7). Dereliction of duty by reviewing your
brother’s work when conducting the informal review of Ortolano’s property
valuation.
2. Asb 301.36(b) and 307.02(e). Unethical conduct for neglecting work and
misrepresenting your whereabouts while resting in your car, under ASB Code of
Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, Canon 1, Rule ER 1-1 and Canon 5,
ER 5-1; and USPAP Ethics Rule, first principle.
3, Asb 301.36, Asb 307.02, Asb 304.04, Dereliction of duty for neglecting work and
misrepresenting your whereabouts while resting in your car on April 15, Apri} 16,
April 25, and April 26, 2018, instead of performing assessing work.
