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RES OLUTION NO . :J ':!_
SERIES OF 20 11
A RESOLIJrION scr n-lNG THE LIST or PERSON . EI.IGfOt.F. FOR Al'POINTMl3NT AS
HEARING OFFICE RS FOR DISCIPLINARY AND MERIT APl'E .~LS .
\VHEREAS, Sc1..:t 1un 138 :3 uf the E11gh:w ood J-l oa1c Rule Ch,,, 11 , provi <l t:S tlml i11 maltc rs o f
discip lin ary and merit app ea ls. the City Coun ci l would npp oinl hc,'11, ,g officers lo ho ld hearings
and make findmg s an d determina tion s; and
WHEREAS , the passage of th is Re so luti on will provid e a li sl o f ,;er.;ons for appointment as
hearing offic ers by Cit y Co w1 ci! for 2011 .
NOW , TIIF.RF.FOR~. 1:!E IT RESOLVED BY THE CIT Y COUN CIL OJ' THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORAPO, THAT :
~m 1 Th~ C:ir·y : ,•,111 1;.i\ of the City of F.nc lcwood. Colora do , hcrchy ;ipr,rove~ the
fo llowin g perso its for appo11111 ncnl as he aring officers for discip linary and merit appeals by the
Ci ty o r Englew ood :
Ronald J. Cohen
Jo hn P. DiFa lco
Daniel M. Win ograd
AD OPTl:D AND APPROVED this 4th day of April, 20 1 I.
I, Loucris hia .'\. Elli s, Cit y C le rk for t9~11y of Englewood, C
ahovc is ;l I.m l' e;npy ofRr~c;;ol11tio-, Nn ~. Series of 20 1 .
rn.Uo, hen:by ce rtify the
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COUNCIL COMMU1'1CATION
Date:
Apri l 4, w 1·1
Initialed By :
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Agenda Item:
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Hum an Reso urces Depa 11 n en t
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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Subject:
A Resolution App o inting 1-l ea ring Officers
i Staff Source:
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Sue Ea ton, D irec tor of Hum an P.eso urces
The F.n~l pwoorl C:ily C:rn 111 ri l rassP.ri Reso lution N o. 83. Se ri es of 20 09 appo inling a pan el of
qu alifi ed H earing Office rs 10 hear Dis ciplinary and Merit Appea ls. Th e pa nel, once es tablish ed, may
be re-a p p o inted by th e Coun ci l on an annual ba sis.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff rec ommends ihe Eng lewood Cily Counci l re-appoint, by re so lution, Hearing Officers Cohen
and DiFalc o fro m 1he lis t approve d in 2009 10 hea, M eril and D isciplinary appeals Staff furth er
reco mm ends addin g the appointment of Hearing Office Winograd l o the list.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Res um es of Pane l of H ea ring Officers
Reso lu 1io n
RJ::SUM£
OF
RONALD J. COHEN
2325 West 72nd Ave:iue
Denve:, Colorado 80221
302 -4 27-7 584
Qualifications :
Juris Doctor De ~ree
Uni v e r s ity o f De nve r
Ju ne, 1q~9
Admit t ec :y Co l o rado Supreme L 1r t
Oc tober, %.8
Admitted b y United Sta.te:1 Di s t .t·i ct Co u r t
October , 1968
Adm itt ~d by Uni ted St a t es Co ur t of Appeals
March, 1971
Admitted by Un ite d States Supreme Court
March, 1972
General Legal ~xperience :
Staff Attorney
Denver Legal Aid Society -19 69
Associate Attorney
Berger, Rothstein & Geh l er
Attorneys at La w
comme rce Ci t y, CO -1970-1972
Pa rt ne r
Gehle r & Cohen
At to rne ys a t Law
Commerce City , CO -197 2 -1982
So le Practitioner
Rona ld Co hen, Attorney at Law
De n ve r , CO -198 2 to pre:::.ent.
Municipal and Governm~ntal Legal Experience :
Assistan t Co unty Atto rne y
'Ad am s Co un ty, CO -1 970-1 972
Assi s tan t City Attorney a nd Prosecut i ng At t orne y
Ccmm P.r c e Ci ty , CO -1970 -1982
P.=osecuting ALto r;ney
Northg lenu, CO -1970-1 972
Ass1st.ant City Attorney and Pr o secu:ing Attorney
~r ighten, c o -1972 -1 98 2
City At to rn ey
La fay e tte, CO 197 5-J 9go
Pe rs onnel Hearing Officer:
Northglenn , CO
3lackhaw k, CO
Parker , co
El iz abeth, CO
Li ttl eton, CO
Englewood, CO
Judicial Experience :
PL1:s i<Jirn; Judye
Nor thglenn, CO -1 982 ta pre s ent
Presiding Judge
Fede ra l He :gh ts , CO -1 982-1 990
Pres idi:19 J udge
Commerce Cit y, CO -1 9a ·1 to 2002
Pr esiding J udg e
Lochbuie, co -1999 to 20 02
Pr esidbg Judge
Hudson , CO -2001 to pres ent
hdminis:ra t i ve Law Judge
hdams County, CO -198 8 to 199(
NAME :
AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION RESUME FOR.\1
Centres ton e Businn!i Par\, eo ,o South Coun ty Road 5, Su ite 206 · Windsor , CO 80528-9004
• Telephon e: (970) 530.2121 • Facslmlle: {970) 53 0.·2122 ·
Jo hn P . Diralco
CURRENT EMPLOYER/flTLE:
Se lf-emplo yed -Arbitrator/Mediator
Di Fal co Co rp orati on -Pre sident
Ol <'.:UPATION:
Attorne y, Arbitrat or
EX!'ERlENCE:
Over 35 ycnrs o f cx pe-ricnce ns a civi l trial lawyer specializing in government , administrative,
and bu sin ess co ntrac t law including signlicant experience in the practice o f arbitration,
mediation , and other fonns o f alternative di sput e resolution. As a municipal attorney ,
particip ated in the co nstruction man agement of major projects inl cudin g perfo nning arts center ;
seni or center ; recreati on faci litie s; airport improvements ; and wastewater, trnn sportntion , und
waterways. Famil iar with di sput es relating lo differin g site co nditions ; desig n defects; change
orders; surely bonds ; and municipal , state, and federal contract law. Possesses cons iderable
government experience, inc luding negotiations with federal and state g ov ernment agencies in
connecti on with the co n struction of public building s, wastewater and water treatment facilities ,
tran sit systems , and airports. Adjunct Professor Law at Regis Univers ity in Denver, Colorado .
Arb itrator since 1980. As panelist for the American Arbitration Association and the Federal
Mediati on and Conciliati on Se rvice , has engaged in the practi ce of labor, commercial , and
constructi on ,ul.Jitratiun 1 medi ation , aud other alternative dispute resolution. Clients include
num erous publi c and privat e e ntiti es tluo11 gho11t 1hc nation . Fxpcriencc in mediating or
arbi trating cases involving arbitrability , contract int erpr etati on, dela ys, des ign defects , produ ct
liability , rem edi es, and many oth er issu es.
ISSUES:
Arbitrabilit y, benefit s, co tnra ct int erpretation , di sc harg e, di scipline , di scriminati on, ' 'ma! la w,
grievan ce pr oce dure , job assig nments , j ob classification , pay, se ni ority, sub co n1rac1ing out,
ten ure iss ues (higher ed ucation ), tim elin ess.
INDUSTRIES:
Entcrtninmcnt, gove rnment (federal, state and loca l), groce ry, higher educ at ion, mea t packing,
mining . oil and gas , postal , profe ss ional spon s. pu blic utilitie s, retail , sc hoo ls , steel, tel e phon e.
tran spo nati on.
WORK I-II ST O lt\':
Prcs idclll . f)if'alco Co rporati on, 1980 -prcscn t; Owner , John P. Dif'n lco & Assncin tes, P.C .,
1987-2003; Ci ty A!t orney , C 11:· f On.:c lcy , CO , 1980 -1987; Chief Nego tia to r/Lab or Rel nt iuns
Att orney, C ity/Cou nty of n cnv,,r, 1977 -1980 ; Hea rin g Examiner, IJ.S. Po stal ',crviee , 1972-
1977 ; Allnm cy & Labor Re lat io ns Specialist, U.S . Pos ta l Ser vi ce, 1972-1977. Att omcy, Real
J:slatc and Procurement; Genera l Coun sel, U.~. l'ostal Service .
IWUCAT ION :
O h io St ate University (BA-1965 ; .ID-I 968); University o f North ern Colorado (MA -1 986).
l'ROFESS IONA L ASSOCIATIONS:
Ame ri ca n Ba r Associallnn (Co mmi ttee on Publ ic Employ ee 13n rgni ni n~); Colo rndo l'\ar
Association (Labo r l.,;1w Section); T'cdt:rul Bar Ass oci ,ttion (Co mmit :ccs on l'ublic Sector 1.ahor
Re lation s. Arbitrat io n Cn nunittee. an d Offi ce Mana~cmc lll Co mmill cc); Indu stria l Relation s
ll<.:sc ar ch Asrmciat ,u n; Phi Dc 1• "hi lntcrn :11 io11ul Lega l Fra ternity; Int ernati onal Pl atform
Asso ciat ion ; Na tionnl Aca demy .rbi1rat111s .
PROFESSIONAL LICE NSES:
Admit.l ed to the Bar : Ohi o, 1968 ; Co lorndo, 1972 ; Dis tri ct of Co lu n,bia. 1987; U.S . District
Court, Dist ric t of Co l rndo ; U.S. Court of Appea ls : Tent'· ,,nd Federa l (1986) Circui ts; U.S.
Supreme Court ( t 972).
l'llBLl CAT IONS AND SPEAKING E NGA GEMl~N TS:
"The New Ethics Regulations -Confusi ng and Like ly tu Cc ChaHgcd", POSTMASTERS
ADVOCATE, Ma rch 199 1; "Sexual 1-lnrassmcn t Revi sited ", POSTMASTERS ADVOCAT b ,
M ny/Jun e 1989; "Supreme Court Pennils Office Searches of Public Emp loyees",
POSTMASTERS ADVOCA T E, December 1987 ; "Twent y Ru les fo r Effel'livc Meaningful
Bmcaining", POSTMASTERS ADVO CA TE, August 1987 ; "C hil dren as Negotiato rs: Is Theirs
an Acqu ired or Inh erited Trait?", POSTMASTERS ADVOCATE, lune 1987 ; "The Law and
l"o li cy on Sexual Harassmen t", NA TJO)IAL LEA G UE OF CITIES, 1984; "Co llect ive
Bargaining", NEW ENGLAND MIJNICIPAI.I TIES, !982; reprint ed, NIMLO LAW DOCKET.
1983 and WA SI lfN GTON ASSOCIATION 01' CIT IES, 1983 ; "Negoti ati on Imp asse Plannin g",
OK.L AH O MA MUN IUl'AL l'l'l bS , 1981 ; "Mun icip al Strike Pl anning", COLORADO
MUN ICIP A LITI ES, 1980; SUPERV IS OR'S (,11111 E TO ntSCIPI.TNE , 1979, rev ise d 1985;
"Manage ment Negot iators : A New ()recd'', NATION 'S C ITI ES, Mny 1978; "Right s of
C r iminals While In carcerated", OH IO STATE UNIVERSITY LAW JOUR NAL , 19 78;
D ISC ll'LI NE AND G IUEVAN CE HANDLING, IQ7'\, rev ise d JQR6 .
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RE SOLU TION TKAINING:
Dasie AAA Arbi trat or Traini ng, Denver, CO; MA AJvru ,ccd Arbi trato r Training, New York,
NY; Lai:>ur ,\ruitrator !I , Phoenix, AZ; Advanced Arb itratorTn',,ing, Pho eni x, AZ.
LOCALE: Fon Coll ins, CO/Denver, CO/Loveland, CO
Contact Americon Arb itration AssociaUon
6795 N. Palm Avenue
2nd Floor
Fresno, CA 93704
telephono: 877-528-0BB!i facslmU1 : 559-490-1919 Daniel M. Winograd, Esq.
Current Employer-Title El Pn,o County Court-Magisoate
Occupation Magi,111110, Atbi1rator
Experience Anc. m1~y since 1973 . Has !.erved :is an arbit:nror in public and privo.fe sector labor
and employment casell since 1976. Member of the Americn.o Arbitration Association Labor Panel
since 1977 .
Issues Abseatee~m, ,rbilnbility, bargaiaiag uait work, coaduct (off-dttylpe:-soaal), coo1rae1
L::t-:rprctation (mi.sccilancc1.1s issues), coccractiug out, discipline (<J iscbtUgc/oou-<l.uiclwgc),
discrii:lination, drus'alcoh o, offens es , holidays (!,ave), j ob classifieation/perfonnancc/postinglb idding,
jurisdictional dispute, layofJJ'bumpi.ug/n:cell, management rights, past practices , ptry issues,
at.fetyJbonll.h Moditions, scuioricy, sc-,.ual banssmcu~ subcontracting O'Jt, tet1w-clrcApp ointment 1 union
security, vacarioo.
Industries Air traffic con1ro~ bakciy, beverage, brewing,' coal, coostruction, dairy, electrical
generation and tran.,;mission \ltilities, federal ~tctnr, government (st Rte Rn d county), mnnuiacturing,
tnellt packing, mio.ing. newspaper, nuclear energy, oil refining, printing, public scbools, pubHc
transportation, retail grocery, trucking, pul-lic sector (police/firefighters, cducatioo).
Permanent Arbitrator Federal Aviation Admincstrntion & Nnti ooal Air Traffic Controlkr
Assoc:ation; Federal A viotioo Administration&. Professional Air Safety Specialists ; Y.aiser~HiU Co.,
UC&. United Steelworkers of Amt:ricm
Work History Atlllrney, Sole Practitioner, 1984-pres ent, 1918-79; Parmer, Makepeace &
Winograd, 1979-84; Arbitt11tor 11:tem, Alex EL,on & Aaron S. Wolff, 1972-18; Attllrncy, Elson,
ussers & Wolff, 1973-?S.
Education Colorado College (BA. Political Scieoce-1970); Univers ity of Chicago (ID-1973).
Danit.IM. Winograd, Esq ,
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Profcssionul Associntions N1ti ou11l Ac ademy of Arbitrator,, Illino 1s Bar Assoc iatioo.;
Colorado Dttr A~soc intio u.
Professional T.iccnsr.s A,hnit1 en to 1he A"r : Til innis, 1971: US . Districr Court Nnrth~m
Olitric.l of Illinoi s, 19'/J; District of Colorad :>j U.S. Caurt of Ap!'ealc.: Seventh (1973 ) and Tenth
C irr.uits; U.S . Supreme Court, l ~7 8.
Publications and S peaking Engagements 103 LA 1143, 1994: 10 1 LA. 982, 1993: 99
LA. 95'7, 1992: 95 LA ·:'), 1990; 94 LA 233 , 1990; 82-1 AR3 sec 8!58, 1982; 79 LA 176, 1982; 75
I.A 430 , 1980
Alternative Dlsp ntc Reso lution Training tv\A L,hor Arbitrato, a Training, Bon lrter,
10103.
Compensation SoJOO oo Per n,y
Rate 1s charged for ench da y Qfbeariag. tm ve l, res earch acd writiJ1g time Per-d'.cm cancell 1tiou fee if
within 60 cbys of scbcduted di1te. 1550.00 per dny for expedit ed cJsc&. Also maintains Chicago
Office . Non•refundablc tro.ve l Cl(pCD.!ICJ (eg. airline fee,} will be eha.rged for 11.ny hellring c110Ceilod a.fte,
t.he cxpeu.s c is incurred. Will cbuge C'<peos:s suc b as r.irle.rc , lodging, 1111d meal cxpc:1!cs at actual
cost. Copies will be biUcd at $0 .lS per page am.l milcago wilt be biUed Ill S0 .31 p:~ mile fr om the
nc tuest office• Colo rndo Springs, CO or Cblcago, IL .
Loc1 '. Colora do Sprinp, CO
Dani~/ M. Winograd, Esq ,
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