“If we start a precedent of somebody who is a winner basically banning someone from employment, where does it end? And so, I think what Gardiner should focus on is what matters to his ward,” the mayor said. "He doesn’t have a say over my hiring decisions, nor does any other alderman. I respect the views that aldermen bring to the table, but at the end of the day I’m going to make the calls that I think are in the best interests of the city, and that’s what I did in this instance.”