Public safety was a cornerstone of Joe Ganim’s campaign comeback last year, challenging incumbent Bill Finch on police staffing levels and community policing, in particular
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Debating Demographic Makeup Of Uniformed Services, Day, Mackey and Dunn Air Out Positions
Retired African American city firefighters Donald Day and Ron Mackey, both of whom took on City Hall to increase the hiring of minorities and females
Read moreGanim Tabs AJ To Be Ajax Of Police Department
Captain Armando Perez, better known as AJ, is now Acting Police Chief Perez. Mayor Joe Ganim Thursday night in a packed City Council Chambers issued
Read moreBack Row To Front Row–Ganim Talks Budget, Police, Transparency And Development In Business Community Speech
Update: video of speech. Accompanied by a brochure and video presentation, Mayor Joe Ganim on Thursday delivered the annual address to the Bridgeport Regional Business
Read moreCity Council President Tom McCarthy’s Shackle-Free Independence
For his first eight years as City Council president while on the public payroll reporting to Mayor Bill Finch, Tom McCarthy never challenged his boss
Read moreGanim Issues Oath To Cadets, Promises More On The Way
Mayor Joe Ganim on Tuesday issued the oath to 29 police cadets in what he says will lead to the hiring of 100 new police
Read moreGaudett Resigns As Chief, Perez In Charge Of Police Department
Following the City Council’s Monday night approval of a consulting contract to oversee the emergency operations center, Joe Gaudett on Tuesday issued his resignation as
Read moreIn Testy Vote City Council Approves Gaudett Consulting Contract, Perez To Become Acting Chief
Several irritated City Council members Monday night including President Tom McCarthy groused through the proposed three-year contract with Joe Gaudett in which he will resign
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