Seriously, can anything get down done in the township of Bloomfield without a big political shouting match? The latest involves the retirement of Police Chief Michael Sisco, who officially steps down from his post at midnight. Taking his place will be Capt. Mark Leonard, who will be sworn in temporarily tomorrow at 1 pm, with an official swearing-in on Monday. That means there will be no chief for the 13 hours between midnight and 1 pm.
But that's not the controversy. The local Bloomfield Police Benevolent Association is fuming because Capt. Chris Goul actually scored .8 of a point higher on the police chief test than Leonard but isn't being offered the chief job. Mayor Ray McCarthy, who wanted Goul, was outvoted. But this isn't the first time Bloomfield cops have fought over who should get the big promotion. Here's another skirmish involving rules and certifications in Bloomfield, this time over a deputy police chief position, dating back to 2006.
More who-said-what and who-voted-how in this week's Bloomfield Life.
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Comments (5)
I'm assuming you meant "done" not "down".
The question should be can anything get done in Bloomfield. Period.
If you meant "down" the answer is everything and everyone in Bloomfield is down and that's why we're shouting.
Neither gentlemen are in charge of plowing my street, thus I don't give a crap.
This just in: point score altered after judges weigh who's got better hair. And the winner is...
This just in: point score altered after judges weigh who's got better hair. And the winner is...
The answer, as Sir Gadfly already said, is no, nothing can get done in Bloomfield, with or without controversy. And I don't know why and it's very discouraging.