Jim Mork says: >I guess I'm biased in favor of outsiders for the > simple reason that kissing up should never make > you chief, no matter who (politicians, business, > etc) you kiss up to.
I think we all agree that the job should go to the most qualified person, regardless of politics. However, if you hire someone from 'outside' you would presumably be hiring someone who would have to relocate to this city. If they have a family, that will mean moving them here, too. So, I wonder how independent an outsider would be knowing that if s/he ticks too many people off, s/he will be packing up and looking for a new job, probably in another state, in just a couple of years. If you promote a chief from within, if s/he upsets the apple cart, they can go back to their permanent civil service rank. One of the biggest critisicms of Chief Olson has been the amount of time he has spent outside the city. Frequently, he would return and word would go out that he was shopping for another job. He was supposed to be on the short list for a job with the Int'l Assn of Chiefs of Police, but didn't make it. It's hard for a chief to gain the trust and respect of their subordinates when they are always hearing about the other jobs the chief wants more. Mpls was Bouza's third department and Olson's 4th or 5th. Our department needs some stability, that's why the job of Chief became a contract position in the first place back in '81. Our Deputy Chiefs seem to stay in their positons from one chief to the next to the next. Just another angle on the argument of insider/outsider. Anne McCandless Jordan TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
