Bill Thomas, Acting City Manager City of Reno 1 East First Street, 15% Floor Reno, Nevada 89501 November 17, 2016 Dear Mr. Thomas: It is with a heavy heart that I am notifying you and the City of Reno that 1 will be leaving my employment with the City, effective December 1, 2016. In addition to resigning, | will also be retiring from the Public Employees. Retirement System, effective the same date. In the course of my years with the City I had the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects and programs which served and improved our community, including the construction and operation of the Community Assistance Center; the creation and implementation of the Reno Accelerator Fund Program; the ReTRAC enhancements; the restoration of the historic California Building; two SAFER grants which saved 74 firefighter jobs during the Great Recession; the international IBM Smarter Cities project; the construction of the new Neil Road Senior Center; the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and the design and execution of the Reno Master Plan update. Several of these projects were true game-changers in the provision of human services, preservation and expansion of community assets, and stimulation of economic development. Throughout those years, I worked with an amazing team of talented and dedicated Reno staff, many of whom became dear friends. 1am, and will always be, grateful for the opportunities, the friendships, and the memories. Given this background and my track record with the City, itis unfortunate that my resignation is under circumstances which constitute a constructive discharge. In the wake of the events that unfolded after June 22, 2016, and, in particular the increasing hostility that I experienced after March 2016, the City has become an unsafe work environment for me. Most telling, the City continues to refuse to properly investigate the workplace complaints which members of the City Council encouraged staff to report. My complaints of misconduet, cronyism, hostility, and retaliation were not addressed during the Alice Mercado investigation and I have been excluded from the second investigation beeause the City insists on the right to attempt to use my interview against me. Given these facts and the reality that without a proper investigation to remediate the aticonditions stemming from the structural problems which underlie them, I feel I have no choice except to resign. If, during the period between November 17 and November 30, you would like me to assist with the transition of work or the transfer of files, I would be happy to do so if certain protections were assured. Further, if my administrative leave is withdrawn during this period, I would request to draw down some of my accumulated vacation hours until my resignation is in effect. Yours truly, ce: Hillary Schieve, Mayor of Reno Jenny Brekhus, Councilmember, Ward 1 Naomi Duetr, Councilmember, Ward 2 Oscar Delgado, Councilmember, Ward 3 Paul McKenzie, Councilmember Ward 4 Neoma Jardon, Councilmember, Ward 5 David Bobzien, Councilmember, At Large Karl Hall, Esq., Reno City Attorney Gregg Kamer, Esq., Kamer, Zucker and Abbott Honorable David Wall Mark Mausert, Qeos