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Defense attorney Mike Duff said Mattei also received a 90-day driver’s license suspension, but that ended Thursday because his client’s license has been suspended since his arrest. Mattei had work driving privileges during that suspension, Duff said.
“He’s glad it’s over and behind him,” Duff said.
Lorain Safety Director Phil Dore said Mattei, who took vacation after his arrest before returning to work, won’t face punishment from the city.
“What he did on his off time has no impact on his job,” Dore said. As a civil service employee, Mattei doesn’t fall under Mayor Tony Krasienko’s personal staff and wouldn’t be subject to Krasienko’s edict that he would fire any of his employees convicted of a crime.
“We couldn’t fire him if we wanted to,” Dore said.
Mattei was the third city official to face a DUI charge in the past year. Councilman Dennis Flores, D-2nd Ward, pleaded no contest to charges after he was arrested for trying to pick up a prostitute while drunk.