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From Keila Torres, CT Post: New contracts approved this week for Fire Chief Brian Rooney and Police Chief Joseph Gaudett allow them to collect their pensions while remaining in their jobs. The contracts, approved by the entire City Council Monday, allow the chiefs to begin collecting pensions under the new plans they presently fall under [...]
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Cash Collar! Woman Files Federal Lawsuit Against City Police For Booking “Assault”
December 12th, 2011 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Cops, News and Events
UPDATE: Right or wrong, police altercations such as the battle captured in this video in the PD booking area always cost the city money. Speaking of moolah, check out all the cash on the desk in the PD tussle. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? And why would the city use a civilian employee in this situation? Was she overzealous? Attorney Sally [...]
Walsh And Baker: What’s Going On With Police And Fire Chief Contracts?
October 11th, 2011 · 29 Comments · City Council, Cops, Firefighters
From City Council members Bob Walsh and Andre Baker: Two Bridgeport City Council members today accused the Finch Administration of playing games with public safety as the two employment contracts for the Top Cop and Fire Chief were once again pulled from the agenda for today’s Contracts Committee meeting.
Tags: Andre Baker·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Brian Rooney·Joe Gaudett·Rich Paoletto
Irene Approaches Scene
August 27th, 2011 · 47 Comments · News and Events
From Mayor Finch: Flood map areas: www.bridgeportct.gov/EmergencyMgmt/Documents/SLOSH-bridgeport.pdf Bassick and Harding High Schools to Serve as Shelters At a press conference held on Friday afternoon at the City’s state of the art Emergency Operations Center, Mayor Bill Finch and City officials urged all City residents to remain calm and prepare accordingly as Hurricane Irene bears down [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Rooney·Charlie Carroll·Harding High School·Joe Gaudett
Mayor To Open Police Substation
July 29th, 2011 · 34 Comments · Cops, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch’s Take Back the Neighborhood walk scheduled for Black Rock tonight has been postponed due to possible showers, according to the mayor’s office. The mayor on Saturday will open a new police substation on the East Side. From the mayor:
Mayor Seeks Charter Revision Commission With Education Focus–Gaudett, Rooney Contracts Approved
December 20th, 2011 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Cops, Education, Firefighters, News and Events
Three weeks into a new four-year term, Mayor Bill Finch is forming a Charter Revision Commission designed to modernize an antiquated City Charter and examine education reform. What does this all mean? Voters must ultimately approve the recommendations made by the commission created by a vote of the City Council. The mayor does not specify what [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Rooney·Joe Gaudett·Tom McCarthy