Another worker with troubled city contractor fired after carrying gun at Milwaukee job site

Another worker with American Sewer Services has been fired after being caught carrying a gun at a City of Milwaukee job site.

Members of the Common Council received an email about the incident Monday, less than two weeks after approving a deal in which the troubled company will lose two city contracts worth $800,000 after several employees displayed guns and another brought a Ku Klux Klan sticker to a worksite.

Ald. Milele Coggs posted a screenshot of the email on social media Tuesday morning, adding #WeGotALongWayToGo.

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The latest incident involving the company was first reported by Urban Milwaukee.

Dennis Biondich, the owner of American Sewer Services, wrote in the email to aldermen that the handgun was found during an inspection by the city's Department of Public Works. He added that the employee carrying the gun has been fired.

"Despite making it very clear to our employees that gun possession would not be tolerated, it’s unfortunate that we continue to have some individuals who violate our policies," Biondich wrote. "However, we are fortunate to now have a policy in place that addresses these incidents and can be used to protect both American Sewer Services and the City of Milwaukee against any potential legal action."

Biondich added that he had met with Public Works Commissioner Ghassan Korban and told him he would withdraw the company's recent winning bid on a new $500,000 contract for a lead lateral replacement project.

"This morning we convened all of our employees prior to sending them out to their work sites to once again reiterate our new policies and procedures," Biondich wrote.

Biondich has drawn criticism from some aldermen for failing to appear before them at committee meetings.

Council members have opened an investigation into American Sewer Services and may still push for harsher penalties for the company. Those punishments could include trying to bar the company from bidding on future city contracts and compelling Biondich to testify before aldermen.

Two other American Sewer Services employees — one who brought a gun and another who brought the KKK sticker — have already been fired.