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  1. #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stephanie Gibson View Post
    So we have eliminated the managerial Lieutenant roles and replaced them with a more supervisory Police. No shared changes at the team level or Admin level, so I am assuming we identified the LT role as being the root cause of the PD issues..

    We have made significant investment of time, dollars and loss of experience to implement the new structure. What are the SMART (Specific.Measureable.Achievable.Relevant.Timely) objectives that we are striving to improve with all of this investment. What is the expected Return on the Investment? I am trying to correlate the changes back to the original problems many of us were concerned about. Are the changes merely semantics and pay cuts... of course not. So what are the Specific NPPD issues that will be resolved by instituting these costly changes? How will we know when we achieved them?

    -- How will the structure changes help the issues we are seeing with the K9 team.. no change in leadership that I could decipher.

    -- Which changes will ensure the Explorers program is recruiting future LEOs and not using them for less honorable recruitment?

    -- How will the LT / Police Commander role changes improve the morale of the officers who serve the City?

    -- How will the changes affect the way we treat the mentally ill and their families?
    Well you could not have been more wrong here. The problems you speak of did not have anything to do with the Lieutenants, it has to do with the Chief. This whole process has been in the making for almost 3 years. It was done to pull Lt's out of the collective bargaining unit and make them at will. To lower salaries and have complete control (scape goats). The CPSM original draft shows the lies and deception here. This has nothing to do with K9, Explorers, or the mentally ill. This is all just a smoke screen for the King to flex his muscles.

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    This is all about kevin and his suck asses. The power grab will go to their heads. The best part is the two sergeants are not even qualified for the job. But then again kevin and Chris are not qualified either. Just pathetic that you can gave a chief in today's world without the proper college degrees, same for the captain. It is like who wants to be a millionaire up there. Ahh I would like to phone a friend before I make a decesion.

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    Filling the position next April? Does that mean that the position is already taken? Should we assume that the person who is going to get that position has a job right now that would not allow them to work here? Why so secret? Isn't this all public record? Will the application process take place again? Has this one special applicant already been interviewed? I heard that he was bringing in Jose from the lawn crew over at building maintenance. Sending him right up the ladder to Commander. Really Kevin? Promising positions (personal favors)(allegedly this is all hyperbole ) to friends and unqualified personnel this is what he thinks of us. Is there no recourse?

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    Filling the position next April? Does that mean that the position is already taken? Should we assume that the person who is going to get that position has a job right now that would not allow them to work here?
    That is my thinking. Someone from another agency is retiring in April and Kevin is graciously keeping the job for them till then.
    Of course this means the future commander has impeccable credentials and not a sycophant buddy.

    Speaking of sycophant buddies, what's up with CM? He went from being a sloppy sgt to Lt then to capt in less then s year. Is he on the outs now, or is he biding his time and going to shoot for Kevin's job down the road?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    That is my thinking. Someone from another agency is retiring in April and Kevin is graciously keeping the job for them till then.
    Of course this means the future commander has impeccable credentials and not a sycophant buddy.

    Speaking of sycophant buddies, what's up with CM? He went from being a sloppy sgt to Lt then to capt in less then s year. Is he on the outs now, or is he biding his time and going to shoot for Kevin's job down the road?
    Hey is on the same Vespa fast track. See a pattern here?

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    Do you really know?

    Do you really know what is going on in your city?

    What is the validity of our chief's decisions? Is he qualified to make them? At the line level, he served in no other position besides patrol officer. Promoted to detective sergeant having never been a detective. Promoted to detective lieutenant having never served a single shift as a patrol sergeant. Promoted to captain having never served as a watch commander. And finally promoted to chief. At the time of this appointment, he held no formal degree. He has never been a training officer, a canine handler, a detective, or anything other than a patrol officer. The qualifications he requires of his staff are all these things yet he has never served as any of them.

    During his tenure as chief, he has made numerous appointments to senior staff. He promoted a captain with less than three years of supervisory experience; less than one of those years was spent in his preceding position as a lieutenant. He has no formal degree or advanced Police Command education. At the time of his appointment, another captain position became posted with the city as well. The aforementioned captain has none of the qualifications listed in that job description... But he has a lot of local connections. His appointment was made over many other qualified candidates.

    Someone has also been appointed to the position of inspector, a civilian position. This civilian inspector was an unpaid reserve officer prior to his appointment. He regularly attends high liability police officer training yet he is not bound by the requirements of a sworn officer and contributes nothing to the officers pension fund. He was permitted to maintain his civilian status so as not to interfere with his FRS pension plan. He performs internal investigations for the city, yet at the time of his appointment he had no qualifications to do so. Since then, he has attended ONE basic internal investigations school. For 2015, he will be moved to the position of captain. He has never served a single day as a law enforcement supervisor. He has no formal supervisory training. He will also oversee the department's training. He has never been a law enforcement instructor. He has no instructor training nor does he maintain any instructor certificates.

    Also new for 2015, our animal control officer has been reallocated to a CSO/PSA. There is no training program in place for this position. There is no vehicle prepared for this position. This officer is currently riding with another patrol officer and wearing civilian clothes. There are no standards by which to evaluate his performance because he is currently not doing anything. $33,674 to $49,586 per year to be sitting in a car next to an officer, doing nothing, for an undetermined amount of time.

    With the implementation of the 2015 budget starting October 1st, two lieutenants were demoted to sergeant. Those sergeants have no current assignment. They have no members to supervise, no squads to oversee. $78,271 per year, per sergeant.

    Also, with the new budget year starting, 4 subjects are now appointed to the rank of commander, a rank which appears nowhere in any law enforcement agency in our region. Another commander will be appointed by the end of October. These commanders can be found milling around the police department with no current assignment. Commander training is supposed to take place at some point, but nobody knows when. They have not been given a squad to report to to supervise yet. $69,910 to $102,942 per year, per commander. Let's not elaborate on which two of the five commanders are actually qualified for this position per the city's posted job description.

    This is not a personal bashing session... Nor should it be. It is an evaluation of how effectively our Police Department is using it's resources and experience. While it is understood that not all the aforementioned positions are at topped out salary, if they were, the cost to the taxpayers for them to be doing nothing right now would be about $297 per hour or $617,896 per year.

    This is public record people...

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    Somebody approved him making these radical changes. Who is at fault and why not call them out too?

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    Somebody approved him making these radical changes. Who is at fault and why not call them out too?
    City manager and the two newest city commissioners have been pointed out numerous times as never questioning Kevin's actions on anything.
    In fact commissioner Cook has no problem with blowing tax payer money.
    She blew her travel expenses last year in less then five months. Going to Cape Coral and staying at plush hotels will do that. When she was "called out on that" rather then admitt she could have not blown the money, she called the complaint micro management and refused to further discuss the issue.

    Least one for get, Cook is also the one tried to have the Bayflight air ambulance removed from town because it's noise bothered her wealthy friends in the gated community in the area. You want to talk about no experience or history for a pdistion, she falls into that category just like Kevin. During her campaign she refused to attend any meet and greet and any debate when she ran for her office. Supposedly she owed a steno business in Dade co for several years. She based that as the reseaon why she should be a city commissioner. Strange thing is there is no record of her owning or selling such a business in said county's or anywhere else in Florida. In fact prior to her moving in with her mother here in town ten years ago there is nothing else is known or for that matter can be found out about her life in general before that. When she initially ran for office her bio has next to nothing about her life before coming here. During her run for office the political party that threw her hat into the ring completely isolated her from any kind of scrutiny from either the news or the public in general. Her backers only let her attend closeddoor receptions and fund raisers. Big question is why?

    More info is available if you want to know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    City manager and the two newest city commissioners have been pointed out numerous times as never questioning Kevin's actions on anything.
    In fact commissioner Cook has no problem with blowing tax payer money.
    She blew her travel expenses last year in less then five months. Going to Cape Coral and staying at plush hotels will do that. When she was "called out on that" rather then admitt she could have not blown the money, she called the complaint micro management and refused to further discuss the issue.

    Least one for get, Cook is also the one tried to have the Bayflight air ambulance removed from town because it's noise bothered her wealthy friends in the gated community in the area. You want to talk about no experience or history for a pdistion, she falls into that category just like Kevin. During her campaign she refused to attend any meet and greet and any debate when she ran for her office. Supposedly she owed a steno business in Dade co for several years. She based that as the reseaon why she should be a city commissioner. Strange thing is there is no record of her owning or selling such a business in said county's or anywhere else in Florida. In fact prior to her moving in with her mother here in town ten years ago there is nothing else is known or for that matter can be found out about her life in general before that. When she initially ran for office her bio has next to nothing about her life before coming here. During her run for office the political party that threw her hat into the ring completely isolated her from any kind of scrutiny from either the news or the public in general. Her backers only let her attend closeddoor receptions and fund raisers. Big question is why?

    More info is available if you want to know.
    I would love to know. I've been working on it for quite a while now. I can't find anything on her prior to her arrival here. If there's more, please share.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    City manager and the two newest city commissioners have been pointed out numerous times as never questioning Kevin's actions on anything.
    In fact commissioner Cook has no problem with blowing tax payer money.
    She blew her travel expenses last year in less then five months. Going to Cape Coral and staying at plush hotels will do that. When she was "called out on that" rather then admitt she could have not blown the money, she called the complaint micro management and refused to further discuss the issue.

    Least one for get, Cook is also the one tried to have the Bayflight air ambulance removed from town because it's noise bothered her wealthy friends in the gated community in the area. You want to talk about no experience or history for a pdistion, she falls into that category just like Kevin. During her campaign she refused to attend any meet and greet and any debate when she ran for her office. Supposedly she owed a steno business in Dade co for several years. She based that as the reseaon why she should be a city commissioner. Strange thing is there is no record of her owning or selling such a business in said county's or anywhere else in Florida. In fact prior to her moving in with her mother here in town ten years ago there is nothing else is known or for that matter can be found out about her life in general before that. When she initially ran for office her bio has next to nothing about her life before coming here. During her run for office the political party that threw her hat into the ring completely isolated her from any kind of scrutiny from either the news or the public in general. Her backers only let her attend closeddoor receptions and fund raisers. Big question is why?

    More info is available if you want to know.
    If you'd like to communicate on this issue on a more anonymous and less public site, we could use wikr.

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