Larry Jacobs, a city employee since 2006, testified he was not aware of a petty cash fund in his or other departments that contained money from scrap metal sales and he never authorized one.
Jacobs’ testimony was part of a Civil Service Board dismissal hearing for David Shaver, an electrician who worked for the city.
Russell Dennis, a different contractor testified three weeks ago that he was instructed by Jacobs and other supervisors to sell city-owned scrap and attended employee parties that were paid for using cash from the sales.
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A Dayton police detective with the metal theft unit also testified today that he found no evidence that there was an authorized petty cash fund related to scrap iron and metal sales.
Shaver is fighting to keep his job and claims he did not take part in the sale of city-owned scrap metal. His attorney alleges that city supervisors sanctioned the sale of scrap iron and metal for cash.
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