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11-03-2012, 02:29 PM #1
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Hollywood police chief to retire in January
From MiamiHerald.com
Hollywood police chief to retire in January
Hollywood Police Chief Chad Wagner will retire at the end of January, city officials confirmed Friday.
Wagner, who has been with the city since January 1983, has to retire because he is in his last year of the Deferred Retirement Option Plan — or DROP — which allowed public servants to “retire,’’ while still working and earning a salary. (The program is no longer an option in Hollywood).
DROP allowed participants to collect a pension benefit, but they had to agree to leave at a certain time.
Wagner’s time is up in January.
When Wagner began with the department three decades ago, he started as a patrol officer and rose through the ranks. In 2002, he was named an assistant police chief. In 2007, he became the interim chief and was named to the permanent post in 2008.
That same year, Wagner gained national attention when he announced that a deceased drifter, Ottis Toole, killed 6-year-old Adam Walsh, who was abducted from a Sears in 1981.
At the time, Wagner said, police had substantial circumstantial evidence to point the finger at Toole. In 2010, The Miami Herald investigation found there was more evidence leaning toward Jeffrey Dahmer than Toole.
Wagner, 52, makes about $136,000 as chief.
He declined to comment Friday.
The chief must submit a letter at least 60 days before his retirement, said city spokeswoman Raelin Storey.
The city has not begun the process of selecting a successor for Wagner.
With the city’s upcoming elections and other city business, Storey said “there is a lot going on right now.”
“We will begin a search when the timing is right,” she added.
Miami Beach conducted a six-month search before hiring Raymond Martinez, who had been with the department for about 10 years, as its police chief. The search included several screenings and committee interviews. The process began about three months before former chief Carlos Noriega was set to retire.
In Hollywood, City Manager Cathy Swanson-Rivenbark will be the one to hire a replacement, said Storey, but she will work in-tandem with Assistant City Manager Frank Fernandez, who oversees public safety.
The new chief will be inheriting a department that is already at odds with city officials.
The police union has blamed the city for financial mismanagement and has filed lawsuits against the city for slashing salaries pension benefits.
Police Union President Jeff Marano has criticized Swanson-Rivenbark’s decision to hire Fernandez, who retired from Miami Police Department after 25 years in 2010.
“He is a union-breaker,” said Marano. “They want a heavy-handed individual to come down on the PBA membership.”
Marano was hoping Wagner would be able to groom his successor.
But with Wagner’s retirement coming within three months, said Marano, “It’s not looking like that’s going to happen.”
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11-03-2012, 03:34 PM #2
Re: Hollywood police chief to retire in January
In Hollywood, City Manager Cathy Swanson-Rivenbark will be the one to hire a replacement, said Storey, but she will work in-tandem with Assistant City Manager Frank Fernandez, who oversees public safety.
You know what that means??? Get ready for a new chief from the city of Miami !!!!!!!!!!
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11-03-2012, 05:03 PM #3
Re: Hollywood police chief to retire in January
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11-03-2012, 09:46 PM #4
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Originally Posted by Watch Out Sheeple
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11-04-2012, 03:35 AM #5
Re: Hollywood police chief to retire in January
Since Aug 99 I have attempted to send Neal Chambers and Sharon Sikes to prison for the murder of Tom Sikes .I brought credible witnesses forward to than lead investigator Gary Baney who in so many words told me to mind my own business.I was than threatened stalked and intimidated by Jeff Marano and other HPD thugs numerous times.I notified the Feds of the homicide cover up and the Marano threats which resulted in the sting that sent four officers to prison.After Marano retired I asked Louis Granteed than assistant chief to name Neal Chambers as a suspect so that New Times could expose the HPD coverup but he refused classifying him as a Marano puppet.Hopefully all involved in this coverup will be severely punished in the near future...........
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