Jacob Fry

I mean, it was like Game of Thrones style walking through a ton of people that were throwing things at me and spitting on me. But I was certain I did the right thing. There was no question in my mind that refusing to defund the police was the right thing to do.

So here's basically what happened over several decades with this collective bargaining agreement. Um, the raises were limited in exchange for giving over to the police federation, quite a bit of managerial authority. Uh, and so the, the practice largely was let's keep people's property taxes down so that you don't have these magnificent increases in wage. Um,

So here's basically what happened over several decades with this collective bargaining agreement. Um, the raises were limited in exchange for giving over to the police federation, quite a bit of managerial authority. Uh, and so the, the practice largely was let's keep people's property taxes down so that you don't have these magnificent increases in wage. Um,

And in exchange for that, the chief will hand over authorities that should so obviously be with the chief.

And in exchange for that, the chief will hand over authorities that should so obviously be with the chief.

There are more than a few instances when we have terminated someone. It works its way up through that arbitration, and the arbitration then overturns the decision that we made. How does that feel for a chief who's making tough calls? You make the tough call. You spend a ton of attorney time litigating a case, and then you ultimately lose. That person comes back on. How does that help culture?

There are more than a few instances when we have terminated someone. It works its way up through that arbitration, and the arbitration then overturns the decision that we made. How does that feel for a chief who's making tough calls? You make the tough call. You spend a ton of attorney time litigating a case, and then you ultimately lose. That person comes back on. How does that help culture?

Because that same person is going to talk to all the other officers saying, hey, I did this thing. I got off. this whole concept of a chief making a decision to terminate or discipline and having that decision overturned is detrimental to that chief's ability to run a police department and shift the culture. They gotta be able to set the tone.

Because that same person is going to talk to all the other officers saying, hey, I did this thing. I got off. this whole concept of a chief making a decision to terminate or discipline and having that decision overturned is detrimental to that chief's ability to run a police department and shift the culture. They gotta be able to set the tone.