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The former longtime executive director of the Civic Institute of Professional Personnel has agreed to pay the staff association more than $144,000 to settle a threatened lawsuit, according to documents filed in Ontario Superior Court.
The court documents show that Sheila Stanislawski consented to a court order to pay $144,561.51 to CIPP, the bargaining agent for about 1,800 professional public service employees in the Ottawa region.
Stanislawski had been CIPP’s executive director for 18 years until her abrupt departure on April 21 of this year.
In a barebones statement of claim filed with the court, CIPP’s president, Doug Laviolette, and its vice-president, Keith Gagnier, alleged that Stanislawski was “indebted” to the staff association in the sum of $144,561.55, “which debt is acknowledged.”
After reading the statement of claim and with the consent of both parties, the court ordered Stanislawski to pay CIPP the requested damages on Aug. 14. Lawyers for CIPP and Stanislawski signed a consent to judgment that same day.
None of the court documents explain why CIPP had threatened to sue its former executive director or why she agreed to pay the requested damages.
In an emotional interview Wednesday, Stanislawski – a lawyer who was called to the Ontario bar in 1983 – said she couldn’t “shed a lot of light” on the lawsuit or its resolution.
“The only explanation I can provide to you is that it was an internal matter,” she said. “The intention was that this be resolved. It was resolved, and that was my expectation. That’s really all I can say at this point.”
Stanislawski said she was made aware of CIPP’s concerns in April, while she was alone in Montreal caring for her seriously ill mother, who subsequently died.
Asked if the amount of the settlement related to allegations that she misused CIPP resources, she responded: “I’m clearly not going to answer that question.”
Stanislawski said she didn’t think anybody would be “advantaged” by a discussion of the reasons for the legal action and settlement.
“It has certainly been the practice to resolve any issues internally,” she said. “It would be disappointing to have it done otherwise.”
CIPP president Doug Laviolette was even more tight-lipped, saying it was CIPP’s policy not to comment on “human resources issues.
“We cannot provide any additional information beyond the statement that we have provided to our members,” Laviolette said.
That statement, distributed by email on April 22, was brief but telling, saying only that “as of April 21, 2015, Sheila Stanislawski is no longer employed at CIPP.”
The rest of the message announced the appointment of Laura Scott, the association’s senior labour relations specialist, as acting executive director and described her qualifications for the job.
Asked Wednesday if her departure from CIPP was related to the lawsuit, Stanislawski replied: “I can’t really comment on that.”
To this day, CIPP has offered its members no explanation for Stanislawski’s departure or any information about the legal action it took against her.
Stanislawski became executive director of CIPP in 1997 and was chief negotiator for the staff association’s bargaining units at the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation.
She represented members in grievances and alternate dispute resolution, communicated information to the membership and supervised office staff.
CIPP advertised for her permanent replacement in June but Scott is still listed as acting executive director on its website.
CIPP will hold what could well be a lively annual general meeting on Sept. 9 at the Hellenic Meeting and Reception Centre on Prince of Wales Drive.
dbutler@ottawacitizen.com
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The court documents show that Sheila Stanislawski consented to a court order to pay $144,561.51 to CIPP, the bargaining agent for about 1,800 professional public service employees in the Ottawa region.
Stanislawski had been CIPP’s executive director for 18 years until her abrupt departure on April 21 of this year.
In a barebones statement of claim filed with the court, CIPP’s president, Doug Laviolette, and its vice-president, Keith Gagnier, alleged that Stanislawski was “indebted” to the staff association in the sum of $144,561.55, “which debt is acknowledged.”
After reading the statement of claim and with the consent of both parties, the court ordered Stanislawski to pay CIPP the requested damages on Aug. 14. Lawyers for CIPP and Stanislawski signed a consent to judgment that same day.
None of the court documents explain why CIPP had threatened to sue its former executive director or why she agreed to pay the requested damages.
In an emotional interview Wednesday, Stanislawski – a lawyer who was called to the Ontario bar in 1983 – said she couldn’t “shed a lot of light” on the lawsuit or its resolution.
“The only explanation I can provide to you is that it was an internal matter,” she said. “The intention was that this be resolved. It was resolved, and that was my expectation. That’s really all I can say at this point.”
Stanislawski said she was made aware of CIPP’s concerns in April, while she was alone in Montreal caring for her seriously ill mother, who subsequently died.
Asked if the amount of the settlement related to allegations that she misused CIPP resources, she responded: “I’m clearly not going to answer that question.”
Stanislawski said she didn’t think anybody would be “advantaged” by a discussion of the reasons for the legal action and settlement.
“It has certainly been the practice to resolve any issues internally,” she said. “It would be disappointing to have it done otherwise.”
CIPP president Doug Laviolette was even more tight-lipped, saying it was CIPP’s policy not to comment on “human resources issues.
“We cannot provide any additional information beyond the statement that we have provided to our members,” Laviolette said.
That statement, distributed by email on April 22, was brief but telling, saying only that “as of April 21, 2015, Sheila Stanislawski is no longer employed at CIPP.”
The rest of the message announced the appointment of Laura Scott, the association’s senior labour relations specialist, as acting executive director and described her qualifications for the job.
Asked Wednesday if her departure from CIPP was related to the lawsuit, Stanislawski replied: “I can’t really comment on that.”
To this day, CIPP has offered its members no explanation for Stanislawski’s departure or any information about the legal action it took against her.
Stanislawski became executive director of CIPP in 1997 and was chief negotiator for the staff association’s bargaining units at the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation.
She represented members in grievances and alternate dispute resolution, communicated information to the membership and supervised office staff.
CIPP advertised for her permanent replacement in June but Scott is still listed as acting executive director on its website.
CIPP will hold what could well be a lively annual general meeting on Sept. 9 at the Hellenic Meeting and Reception Centre on Prince of Wales Drive.
dbutler@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/ButlerDon
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