A former deputy who appealed his termination cost Faribault County more than $40,000 in legal fees. Now, county officials may be hoping that doesn’t happen again. County auditor/treasurer John Thompson says the bill in Shane Dulac’s case, which went to arbitration, totaled $42,903 and was paid to employment attorney Susan Hansen of Minneapolis. Commissioner John […]
Continue ReadingDespite pointing a loaded weapon at co-workers, a former Faribault County deputy will be able to keep his license to be a peace officer. That’s according to Sheryl Waddick, a standards coordinator for the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Shane Dulac was fired in October 2015 and filed an appeal. But, […]
Continue ReadingDisgusting. Shocking. Those are two words Faribault County Sheriff Mike Gormley used to describe the pointing of a loaded weapon by a deputy who was fired. Revelations of Shane Dulac pointing his pistol at a deputy while in the Sheriff’s Office surfaced on May 2015 after being placed on paid leave pending an investigation into […]
Continue ReadingA former Faribault County deputy has lost his fight to have his termination last October overturned. In a 16-page ruling, arbitrator Stephen F. Befort of the Bureau of Mediation Services denied Shane Dulac’s claim that he was fired without just cause. Befort’s decision comes 11 months after Dulac filed a grievance with his union. And, […]
Continue ReadingA former Faribault County deputy appealing his termination last October will have to wait a little longer to find out if he has won his case. Attorneys from both sides have agreed to extend the deadline for filing written briefs. Shane Dulac’s attorney, Isaac Kaufman of the Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc., says the documents […]
Continue ReadingAttorneys in the case involving a former Faribault County deputy appealing his firing have one last chance to persuade an arbitrator. County Attorney Troy Timmerman says following a final day of testimony held on July 8, attorneys on both sides had 30 days to submit written arguments. “The arbitrator will then probably have a few […]
Continue ReadingAn arbitration hearing has been held for a former Faribault County deputy fired last October, however, it seems more testimony is needed. Last week, County Attorney Troy Timmerman, an arbitrator from the Bureau of Mediation Services and Shane Dulac’s attorney, Isaac Kaufman of Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) in St. Paul, met four days behind […]
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