Is Tulsa's Next Police Chief....

[MH2010]

What a joke she has become.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070823_1_A1_spanc30362

[Breadburner]

Wow....Read those comments at the bottom....How many killings are we on pace for this year.....

[Conan71]

quote:
Taylor said she intends to hire a new chief soon who will be an at-will employee, serving at the pleasure of the mayor.

Is she still considering that gal that's been face down in the velcro?

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:
Taylor said she intends to hire a new chief soon who will be an at-will employee, serving at the pleasure of the mayor.

Is she still considering that gal that's been face down in the velcro?

[Wilbur]

quote:Originally posted by MH2010

What a joke she has become.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070823_1_A1_spanc30362

A real joke and a bitc$.

quote:  "He doesn't believe the Police Department should be part of the team of the city," she said. "His view is that . . . he would work with the mayor but certainly not for the mayor."

That is 100% total B.S., she knows it and that quote makes her one ugly boss.  See what happens when you don't play right?  Everyone can be on her team as long as everyone agrees with the views of one person.  You don't need a team when you dictate!

Only the current mayor can take the already poor moral of a group of people and put that into negative numbers.

And I seriously doubt the Mayor has the authority to, all of a sudden, make a job position at-will, when it was covered by civil service.  Oh, except for her at-will appointed city attorney, who doesn't have the courage to go against who appointed her.  See what happens when you politicize job positions?

I'll say again... what a joke!

[Double A]

If Kathy Taylor was on fire, I wouldn't even p#*s on her to put out the flames. Hell, I'd probably roast marshmallows over her and sing Kumbaya. This is a move straight outta the Bush play book, politicizing a job that should be apolitical. Hats off to Wells for telling her to shove it. She is a sorry excuse for a Democrat, she should do us a favor and leave the Party.

[Townsend]

She's denied she offered him the job.

[blindnil]

She's quote in the World's story that she offered him the job! That they mutually agreed he souldn't take it because of philosophical differences. Now she's changing her tune again? Jeez!

[Wilbur]

quote: "Whether or not the police chief is a civil service position or is a mayor's appointee is really irrelevant," Taylor said. "We're all accountable to the citizens of the City of Tulsa."  

http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0807/449940.html

Now the Mayor talks out of both sides of her mouth.

Let me see if I get this straight.  You're only on 'the team' if you're not a civil service employee, which means 4,400 city employees aren't on 'the team'.  But whether or not you're on the team 'is irrelevant.'

I think I''m going to throw up in my mouth.

[Aa5drvr]

There was a comment this moring that Bill Wells may not have been strong enough on Gun Control as I.C. Bostrom.  

Ill bet Wells "gun control" in a firefight is just fine.

Do some flight aware searches and you will see the Taylor Lobeck aircraft fleet visits Wilmington from time to time.  Wonder what up with that?

[Rico]

I have one question about this avoidable mess Taylor seems to have gotten the City of Tulsa into...

In the event the three officers win the Law Suit. (I am inclined to believe there is a greater possibility of this than them losing.)

Do any of the Attorneys that visit this board wish to take a stab at the financial obligations of the City?
(In the event the Judge rules for the plaintiffs...)

I am not an Attorney; but my best guess would be between 5 and 10 million "Punitive" per plaintiff and somewhere equal to that amount for the Penalty.

Maybe I just watch too much TV.... But I would still like to see what others better qualified think.

[Conan71]

It's still her mistaken idea that you really can run a city like a corporate exec.  A city government is not a corporation.  You simply cannot do things on a whim and cannot treat taxpayers and their opinions like those of shareholders.

Here's what I predict:  I don't think she's stopping at Mayor.  I think she believes she's building a legacy and an impressive dossier.  When she runs against Inhofe for Senate, she's counting on being able to say:  "I overhauled city government.  I consolidated all city services in one building.  I improved the image of Tulsa, etc. ad nauseum."

It will sound impressive to the other million or so voters in the state she hasn't already pissed off.  She's counting on the people in OKC and all the small towns who don't pay attention to what happens in Tulsa to get her elected.  Even my apolitical friends are taking notice and making snarky comments.

FWIW- I bet she makes a "statement" hire on the police chief position.

[Wilbur]

The rumor going around is it will be:

http://www.northmiamipolice.com/administration/police_chief/

[tim huntzinger]

So when John Sullivan's chief of staff is in the Mayor's office advising him to suspend the chief no big deal.  When Bush wanted Homeland Security personnel to serve at will this was enough to accuse his opponents of supporting Osama.  But Mayor Taylor wants to have a chief with a flame under his butt and this is all a political issue to help her advance to another office?  Riiiiiiiiight.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by tim huntzinger

So when John Sullivan's chief of staff is in the Mayor's office advising him to suspend the chief no big deal.  When Bush wanted Homeland Security personnel to serve at will this was enough to accuse his opponents of supporting Osama.  But Mayor Taylor wants to have a chief with a flame under his butt and this is all a political issue to help her advance to another office?  Riiiiiiiiight.

Were you there when Sully's CoS was in the mayor's office?  Rumor.

Homeland Security/Bush.  TPD/Taylor.  Apples & oranges.

Do you have a pudgy for our mayor or are you just trying to take another shot at Bush?  This isn't about Bush, this is about the TOTAL STUPIDITY in making your chief law enforcement officer a political appointment- REGARDLESS OF MERIT!