Thursday, April 5, 2012

Bornstein fires police chief

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Michael Bornstein fires Lantana's police chief.

4 comments:

BRH said...

Mr. Bornstein appears to be a manager who is willing to make the tough decisions and provide the justifications for those decisions.

Anonymous said...

Tough decision? Really? Only for an ethically compromised good ole boy. We have people screaming about a P&Z board member who removed some drywall in her house . . . she should be removed from the board and hung from the nearest tree. But it's a tough decision to fire a police chief who breaks the law driving drunk?
It was a very simple and straight-forward decision to make, frankly. Hopefully he made it the minute he got the news and the short delay was due to the need to have legal team review and advise.

Anonymous said...

FYI Anon @ 9:57 AM, the P&Z member didn't just remove some drywall. The call for workers on social media referenced mold removal and providing the necessary protective equipment for volunteers. This work at the home on 19th Avenue would have required a permit according to our code. It is certainly not unreasonable to expect a member of the P&Z to abide by the City's ordinances especially one who proclaims her responsibility on P&Z is to follow the City's code.

Some Luv for LW said...

Bornstein's decision was tough only in that he is in his last days of the job. To fire the police chief as one of your last official duties would certainly be a tough decision, regardless of your ethical standing. To me it shows he is willing to take his job duties seriously from the first to the last day on the job. Glad we got a goodie for once.