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08 February 2009
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Probe into allegations progres
SOUTHINGTON — An investigator who will look into alleged ethical misconduct by Chief John Daly is expected to be picked sometime this week.
Police Commission Chairman James Verderame said the commission has already interviewed two candidates and may look at one or two more before making a decision.
“We’ve had two pretty good candidates,” Verderame said. “I assume in the next few days we’ll be making a decision.”
The candidates, who are as yet unidentified, were picked from a list provided by the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association. Described as trained investigators, they are often retired police chiefs who work on a consulting-fee basis.
The investigation stems from a complaint filed by members of the police union in the department and alleges both criminal and ethical misconduct by the chief. Daly has been silent on the allegations, but attorney Leon Rosenblatt of West Hartford said in a letter to Town Attorney Mark Sciota that the allegations were ridiculous.
“The rumors being spread by disgruntled members of the department reveal a great deal about them,” Rosenblatt said, adding that the charges were untrue and that many of them were about items that allegedly happened years in the past. “Since the individuals who brought the charges are officers sworn to uphold the law, one has to wonder why they waited until now to bring up their allegations.”
The allegations accuse Daly of violating the Southington Police Department’s code of ethics, possible violations of the Connecticut General Statutes and that he “engaged in conduct which is unbecoming of a police officer, let alone a law enforcement chief executive.”
Of the 38 members of the police department who attended a union meeting last month, one abstained from voting and 37 voted to move forward with the complaint and its request for an investigation.
The push for an investigation, however, was not just by a member of the department. At least three members of the town council issued a public letter asking for an independent investigation and all other members of the council concurred.
Rosenblatt said Daly is looking forward to an investigation.
“Chief Daly’s name has been dragged though the mud by selfish employees who are angry that Chief Daly wanted to appoint Eric Daigle to a captaincy rather than one of their own,” Rosenblatt said.
Daigle, currently a part-time supernumery officer with the department, was a state trooper and also is an attorney, would have jumped from officer to the rank of captain with a $96,000 salary.
Attorney Steve McEleney, counsel for the police union, has said Daigle’s appointment flew in the face of the town’s charter.
“All employees shall be appointed on the basis of merit and in conformity with the recognized principles of public personnel administration,” McEleney said.
He added that he knew of no municipality that did not have some type of testing procedure, or posting of an open position to allow other qualified employees the chance to advance.
Sciota, along with the police commission, hold the position that Daly was within his rights to appoint Daigle to the rank of captain. However, the Town Council voted to not transfer the funds needed to promote him.
Verderame said he expects the investigation to take from two to four weeks.
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