HomeMy WebLinkAbout04041984aSPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF SEBASTIAN
APRIL 4, 1984
SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING, CALLED BY VICE MAYOR DOROTHY MCKINLEY, CONCERNING
ALLEGATIONS/MIS-CONDUCT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR GALLAGHER, AT 7:15 P.M.
PRESENT:
(ACTING)
VICE MAYOR DOROTHY MCKINLEY
COUNCILWOMAN BETSY ADAMS
COUNCILMAN ROBERT FITZMAURICE
COUNCILWOMAN LINDA KEENAN
CITY ATTORNEY TOM PALMER
MAYOR JIM GALLAGHER
MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL APRIL 4, 1984
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, THAT THE CHIEF OF
POLICE BE SUSPENDED WITH PAY UNTIL THE COUNCIL DOES A COMPLETE BACKGROUND INVESTIGA-
TION.
MAYOR GALLAGHER REQUESTS THE MOTION BE WITHDRAWN.
VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY, "NO" .
ROLL CALL VOTE:
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY,
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN KEENAN,
INT FOR TEN (10) MINUTES.
MOTION BY COU~
MOTION BY COUN~
MOTION CARRIED.
TH/~. ~TS~ BE APPOINTED ACTING CHIEF.
V MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF SECOND.
SEC~D ~_F COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, TO RECESS MEET-
~TIEG BE
MOTION
EETING BE ADJOURNED.
CARRIED.
OF SECOND.
MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF SECOND.
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, THAT WE BRING ON
THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION THE SUBJECT OF APPOINTING SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER
AS INTERM CHIEF OF POLICE.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES:
VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY
COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS
COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE
COUNCILWOMAN KEENAN
NAYS:
MAYOR GALLAGHER
MOTION NOT CARRIED.
UNANIMOUS VOTE NEEDED
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN KEENAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, TO RECESS FOR TEN
(10) MINUTES AND THEN RESUME SPECIAL MEETING.
MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, TO BRING ON THE FLOOR
FOR ACTION THE POSSIBILITY OF SEEKING AN OUTSIDE CHIEF OF POLICE.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
A YES:
VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY
COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS
COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE
NAYS:
COUNCILWOMAN KEENAN
MAYOR GALLAGHER
MOTION NOT CARRIED.
UNANIMOUS VOTE NEEDED
MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL APRIL 4, 1984
MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, TO BRING TO THE FLOOR
FOR ACTION THE POSSIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL APPROVING AN ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES:
VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY
COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS
COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE
NAYS:
COUNCILWOMAN KEENAN
MAYOR GALLAGHER
MOTION NOT CARRIED.
UNANIMOUS VOTE NEEDED
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN KEENAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR GALLAGHER, TO ADJOURN MEETING.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES:
VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY
COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS
COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE
NAYS:
COUNCILWOMAN KEENAN
MAYOR GALLAGHER
MOTION NOT CARRIED.
UNANIMOUS VOTE NEEDED
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCKINLEY, THAT WE ALLOW THE
CHARGE OF THE TROOPS BEING I~ SWAGE OF HIS ~E~RTMENT, THAT THE SGT. IN CHARGE OF
DETECTIVES BE iN CHARGE OF HiS POSIT£ON. IF ~E~E ARE ANY PROBLEMs THEY CAN OF
COURSE SEEK ADVISE FROM THE ~AY~, C~AI,~MAN 0D ITHE POLICE COMMITTEE. THAT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT CAN FUNCTION WITHC~j CH__~EF FOR A~HILE.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: VICE MAYOR MCKINLEY
LMm4%~ FITZMAURICE
COU~CILW~AN KEENAN
MAi~OR G~I[J..IAGHER
MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCILMAN FITZMAURICE
COUNCILWOMAN KEENAN
MAYOR GALLAGHER
THE POLICE
CONTINUE TO
NAYS: NONE
MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN KEENAN, TO ADJOURN MEETING.
MOTION CARRIED.
CITY CLERK MAYOR
MINUTES APPROVED AT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 13, 1984.