Case study 11Gary is your city planner and hes very good at his job Recently though Gary has been in...........

Gary is your city planner, and he''''''''s very good at his job. Recently, though, Gary has been in the local news, not because of his work but because of his off-duty behavior. It seems that Gary is having a conflict with his neighbor over a fence. Last year Gary and ''''''''Thom had an argument over trimming a tree that sits on their property line.

Thom, in reprisal for having lost the argument, erected a six-foot Fence between the properties (the maximum allowable in the city). In return, Gary painted the side of his house that faces "Thom''''''''s property an awful shade of orange. Thom sued Gary for disturbing the peace and Gary countersued for harassment. Legally Gary did nothing wrong, but his behavior is an embarrassment to the city.

Discussion questions

1. Is there an ethical issue here?

2. Do you, as District Collector, have any responsibility to supervise Gary''''''''s off-duty behavior, even when lega1, when it has the potential to reflect poorly on the image of the city workforce?

3. What would you do if you were the District Collector

By: Mona Kaushal