He also has to be this tough with the people that work for him. For example he has to hold the sergeant Accountable for the Shift that the sergeant is running. And if that is not working then the next person that gets talked to about that particular problem is the Ltd. Running that Division. The Chief has to force communication between the Officer and the corporal, sergeant and on up. The Chain of Command. An Open Door policy is what Rialto needs. That is why Frank Scialdone has been so successful is he has implemented an open door policy that the Officer, Law Enforcement technicition, And or humane Service technicnition can come into his office when he can fit them in, and most times he has been able to fit people in from what I have been told.
The Police Department has run a whole lot better under Frank Scialdone, he has brought that Small town, comfort, Big City Work Ethics to the department and that is what they needed. If Rialto could get a Chief that is similar to that of Scialdone then they will not be doing to badly. He offers an Even hand when it comes to discipline. Michael Meyers and Burgess combined you never knew if you were going to get Days off without pay, Termination, or just a small write up that would go into your file. If you got the little write up then you knew that you were one of the Chief and Under Chief's Favorite people on the department, you could do what ever you wanted, within reason, and not get inn trouble for it, however if another officer did the same thing they might be fired or recipe time off without pay.
The reason that I say that the Chief needs to be able to say, "NO" to the City Council and City Administrator, is because he is not a Chief for them he is the Chief for the People of Rialto. If he canst the trust of the people he will retain his position easily. The People of Rialto will go to the Matt for you just as they did to save their Police Department. Just remember that you are the face of the Police Department to the Public, do your best to treat everyone even the people that have been arrested by your Officer's with the Up Most Respect, you will see that it will last for a long time.
I wish that I had the credentials needed to be a chief of Police I would put in my papers to be hired for he job. God bless the people of Rialto, and the Police Officers that Protect them!!
BSRancher
One city leader was slightly miffed by what he considered low turnout of applicants for the $160,000-a-year position, which leads a formerly embattled department primed for rebirth. "Seven? I would like to have more (applicants). I would like to have many more (applicants)," said Councilman Ed Scott. City leaders have vowed to keep the identity of applicants secret, although rank-and-file officers say rumors are swirling about the identity of applicants from nearby police departments. "The reason for not commenting on the identities is it falls under the personnel umbrella," said Assistant City Administrator Kirby Warner. "It's just not part of our process; it's not something we do," Warner added. City leaders said earlier this month they expected an influx of applicants, citing their marketing campaign, a strong salary and a city ready for growth as draws. The department is poised for rebuilding, having shed nearly 20 officers amid uncertainty following the City Council's vote last fall to disband the department. The council has since reversed its position. "Everybody who was going to leave has left," said Sgt. Andrew Karol. "The officers who are still here aren't going anywhere." The department is down to 84 sworn, active officers out of a budgeted 114. Officers and residents say the new chief, along with a still-pending reached labor contract with the police union, are critically important to the department's rejuvenation. Warner said the city hopes to install the new chief by Aug. 1 in coordination with interim Chief Frank Scialdone's departure. Before that can happen, a panel including Mayor Grace Vargas must screen all the applicants beginning in mid-June. The panel will also include a council member, two Rialto residents and a member of the police union. Applicants will then face another panel headed by Scialdone and Redlands Police Chief Jim Bueermann. The final selection rests with City Administrator Henry Garcia, whose recommendation must then be sent to the City Council for approval. Garcia has been ripped by police supporters for his selection of former chief Michael Myers in 1998, the beginning of a dark period for the department that included charges of racism, corruption and favoritism. "This is a make-or-break time for the city," said Shawn O'Connell, a former Rialto police officer who worked under Myers. "We need a proactive, customer-service oriented chief who can reverse the steps taken backward beginning in the late 1990s," O'Connell said. "The process looks good, looks more democratic, when before you just had the city administrator selecting the chief and the City Council approving it." The police union's treasurer, Officer Glen Anderson, said the rank and file is optimistic about having a say in the process. Anderson said the union would prefer the new chief come from within the organization, but that it would not be averse to an outsider with the right qualifications. Anderson said integrity and fairness are paramount traits in the new chief, qualities he said the department's leaders lacked until Scialdone took over in December. "We need a solid, long-term person," Anderson said.
Rialto looks for next chief
Panel will screen handful of applicants for position
RIALTO - With the application deadline still a day away, the city has seven candidates to choose from for its next police chief, officials said.
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