DP2

DecisionPoint
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DP2

When Administrator C formally assigns engineering responsible charge to an unlicensed technician, removes Engineer A from authority, and threatens termination, should Engineer A passively accept the reduced role, formally resist the unlicensed assignment through escalation, or report the imminent overflow condition to the state water pollution control authority at the cost of potential termination?

Engineer A has privately contacted city council members, but they have taken no corrective action. Administrator C has now formally assigned 'responsible charge' of the entire sanitary system to unlicensed Technician B via letter and memo, explicitly removing Engineer A from the chain of command and placing her on probation with a termination threat. The overflow crisis is imminent. Engineer A must decide how to respond to this formal reassignment and the escalating employment pressure.

Comply with Administrator C's reassignment directive, cease asserting engineering authority over the sanitary system, and allow Technician B's responsible charge designation to stand unchallenged in order to preserve employment.

Issue a formal written objection to Administrator C's assignment of responsible charge to an unlicensed technician, document the professional licensure law violation, and make a final internal escalation to city council members asserting that the assignment is unlawful and must be reversed.

Report the imminent wastewater overflow condition to the state water pollution control authority as required by statute, simultaneously notifying the state of the unlicensed responsible charge assignment, accepting that this action may result in termination as the mandatory cost of fulfilling the public safety obligation.

City Engineer / Director of Public Works