It sounded like extortion
Monroe's city council meeting last night was pretty interesting. Seems like the firemen and policemen can feel the heat coming down. Sounds like the city is telling the police and fire chief, here's some money, you figure it out organizationally and we'll squeeze the rank and file in negotiations.
Will be interesting to see how it turns out.
What I maybe didn't hear right was the officer who sounded like he was engaging in a little extortion of councilman McGhee. He said something like we're taking this neighborhood policing initiative and if you cut the budget that will be in jeopardy. That was kind of a cheap shot and it cheapened the previous work that Lt. Barclay Stewart and others have done over the years, much of it gratis -- meaning it had little to do with police budgets and more to do with police professionalism.
That little comment directed at McGhee was an insult to the entire city council and the entire city police department.
I didn't catch the cop's name, but he should stay away from council meetings from now on.
Will be interesting to see how it turns out.
What I maybe didn't hear right was the officer who sounded like he was engaging in a little extortion of councilman McGhee. He said something like we're taking this neighborhood policing initiative and if you cut the budget that will be in jeopardy. That was kind of a cheap shot and it cheapened the previous work that Lt. Barclay Stewart and others have done over the years, much of it gratis -- meaning it had little to do with police budgets and more to do with police professionalism.
That little comment directed at McGhee was an insult to the entire city council and the entire city police department.
I didn't catch the cop's name, but he should stay away from council meetings from now on.
posted by The Observer at 4/22/2008 12:26:00 PM
2 Comments:
Worrell was elected because be had integrity and no union ties. Labor unions are often faced with a simple statement by management. Here is how much money we can give you so spend it wisely because here is what you must deliver in services. In this period of a shrinking standard of living this often means you are going to get a pay cut. It can be from no early retirement, reduced insurance benefits or less take home pay, the many in there it is pot may be less than the past negotiation period.
There is no reason to put pressure on councilperson McGhee or any councilperson for any reason. Out police resources including State and County officers must be deployed on a basis of need. If there is more crime in one area than another, we depend on our officers to help the good people living there to work with the officers to clean up a neighbored problem.
I would like to see a rerun of the council meeting. Is it still cablecast and if so where and when.
JAFO
funny - the same thing happened to the county of monroe a few years ago and continues to happen at county meetings. Try to tighten the wallet a bit on police and your being told you put the public in danger.
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