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EMPLOYEE VERBAL WARNIN M (EMI ‘EE NAME: Chief Brian Bonnett EE DATE: Ostober 20, 2022 TIME: 1400 hours LOCATION: 2300 DeHoop Ave, SW. | SUPERVISOR: Director of Public Safely Kim Koster ‘At approximately 4:30 p.m, on October 18, 2022 I received a phone call ftom Deputy Public Safety Director Kip Snyder who informed me that one of our fivefighters had been injured and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. DD Snyder advised me that he had Just learned of the information when talking to Human Resources on another matter, HR advised him that the employee was frst seen at Med One before being directed by medical staff to go to the hospital for treatment. DD Snyder then called me to make me aware of what was happening. Because we had not received any communication from you, I sent you a text message inquiring if we had a firefighter injured, You responded that you were at MP Hospital with the employee who had suffered an injury (JINN while training, 1 then received pporiodie updates via text messages that evening as well as the following day, | We have talked numerous times in the past about the importance of communication, especially when it involves issues with our personnel, I have asked that you make notification to DD Snyder or myself when critical incidents like this oveur. However, | you have continued fo not communicate which not only leaves the employee and our | agency at risk, bul also hinders my ability to provide proper oversight, Another example of your lack of communication was brought to my attention by another department employee who inquired if | wes aware of the department's planned “push-in”™ ceremony for the new fire trucks. Although this is something that | would approve, it was not something we had previously discussed, There was no comrnuieation on the details or planning forthe event which would involve publie safely employees, the community, |

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