Carol writes: > There is an > inherent tension between police and the community which exists in every city > department and always will. Endorsement by the police makes certain > statements about this tension and how the police employees feel a certain > individual will deal with it. This is why I personally think that even > though it may be that no explicit out loud "deal" was cut, that if Mr. Rybak > is elected, he will replace Chief Olson. In fact, here is my full > prediction if Mr. Rybak is elected: He will fire Olson, with much ballyhoo > but hopefully much questioning from the press as to why you would fire the > chief when crime is at a 34 year low.
Technical question: can the Mayor unilaterally fire the Chief? I know the Executive Committee, which includes the mayor and leading council members, does the hiring - can the Mayor do the firing alone? Carol continues: > He will do a national search. He > will hire someone who is currently or has been on the Minneapolis force. With crime at a 34-year low, is hiring from within necessarily a bad thing? There are certainly respected police administrators, like Sharon Lubinski and Greg Hestness, who could be arguably better than Olson without necessarily knuckling under to the Federation. Sideways: does any one else find it a bit creepy that the chief (if it's THAT Robert J. Olson signing Sarah Janecek's fundraising letter) is raising money for the mayor, his boss? For whatever entanglements RT got into by accepting Police Federation endorsement, this would seem to be a similar conflict...harder to fairly evaluate an employee who is out getting cash and support for you. David Brauer King Field - Ward 10 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
