Mayor Gary McCarthy .... He told Newschannel 13 he recieved an e-mail from Chief Chairs on Friday afternoon that said the chief is not going anywhere.
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Chaires trades badge for books
Schenectady police chief will pursue a doctorate after his retirement
By Paul Nelson Published 09:25 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2012
SCHENECTADY — Mark Chaires, the city's first black police chief, has confirmed he plans to retire before the end of the year to finish his doctorate in criminal justice.
While Chaires declined Wednesday to specify the departure date, he said that once he leaves, he will complete his advanced degree at the University at Albany.
Until then, Chaires said, he is focused on running the day-to-day affairs of the 156-member department. He was promoted to chief in 2008 by then-Mayor Brian U. Stratton.
Chaires said he notified Mayor Gary McCarthy and Public Safety Commissioner Wayne Bennett, who presides over the police and fire departments, but has not yet filed for retirement with the state.
Chaires, 56, said when he became chief, he told Stratton he would serve for three to five years.
"Even if I had my Ph.D., I still planned to leave in 2013," he said, adding, "You don't want to stay forever."
When he became chief, the department battled an image problem and morale among the officers was slipping.
His tenure has been marked by the firing, resignation, retirement or resignation of several officers as a result of arrests and other off-duty misconduct.
McCarthy has said the next police chief will be a city resident. The three assistant chiefs — Patrick Leguire, Michael Seber and Brian Killcullen — all passed the chief's civil service exam last month, but none lives in the city. Under civil service rules, the mayor must appoint one of the three.
Chaires joined the force as a street cop in 1988.
He rose through the ranks, earning a promotion in 2001 to assistant chief commanding the Field Services Bureau before being put in charge of the Administrative Services Bureau.
His father, the late Arthur Chaires, never missed a day of work during his 27-year career that started in 1952.
Mark Chaires previously served for eight years in the Air Force, supervising security police emergency services teams. He also handled military dogs.
He graduated from UAlbany where he went on to earn a master's degree from Rockefeller College.
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
...His father, the late Arthur Chaires, never missed a day of work during his 27-year career that started in 1952. ...
Too bad cops today don't have that work ethic and prefer to rip off the taxpayers anyway they can.
Exclusive of "sick" time for on-the-job physical injuries, just what is their rate of sick time use?
Since it is THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY, the taxpayers in the city MUST be told the following, summarized and also listed by each individual police officer:
Amount paid to officer Amount that is paid for "regular" SCHEDULED time worked Amount that is paid for overtime
Time: (at 5 days per week times 52 weeks that means 260 work days per year) Of 260 work days: Number of days worked Number of days on vacation Number of days on personal time off Number of days comp time off Number of days sick time off (non work related, e.g., got the flu, had to have appendix out, doctor appt) Number of days sick (on-the job, work related PHYSICAL injuries) Number of days sick (on the job, "work related" mental/stress related)
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
McCarthy has said the next police chief will be a city resident. The three assistant chiefs— Patrick Leguire, Michael Seber and Brian Killcullen — all passed the chief's civil service exam last month, but none lives in the city. Under civil service rules, the mayor must appoint one of the three.
Who will put their money on McC ordering one of those three to move into the city?
And who is putting their money on McCarthy continuing to screw the taxpayers?
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
SCHENECTADY Bennett could be top cop BY KATHLEEN MOORE Gazette Reporter
Public Safety Commissioner Wayne Bennett may become Schenectady’s next police chief. City Council members are beginning to talk about whether the department really needs both a commissioner and a chief, and whether they can legally find a way to leave the department in the commissioner’s hands rather than hire yet another chief. Councilman Carl Erikson is already urging the mayor to keep only one of the two positions when Chief Mark Chaires retires later this year. “You can call him whatever you want,” Erikson said, “but have a commissioner or a chief.” He noted there are currently seven layers of management between the mayor and a patrol offi cer. “I support de-layering. Six layers is better,” he said. Mayor Gary McCarthy has already developed a plan, but he said he won’t discuss it publicly until Chaires announces an offi - cial retirement date. Chaires has said he will retire by the end of this year, but a date has not been set. City officials believe Chaires will likely retire in late August or late September. It wouldn’t be appropriate to announce his after-Chaires plans until Chaires says when he’s leaving, McCarthy said. He’s also using the delay to solidify support for his plan. “I’ve mapped out a scenario,” McCarthy said. “I’m trying to generate some support for it.” He added that further research into state requirements has determined that the city must have a police chief — although city officials think they could leave the position vacant for some time before selecting the next leader. McCarthy had originally signaled that he might not want to have a chief. He said he was comfortable with letting Bennett run the department, possibly for years. Now that it’s clear the city must have a chief, though, Mc-Carthy could still hand the department to Bennett by making him chief and eliminating the commissioner’s position. Bennett said he would be happy to take the job. “To me, it really wouldn’t differ much more from what I’m doing. I have no reason not to accept that,” he said. “I enjoy being here. I enjoy doing my duties here, and I have no real desire to retire.” He was retired for two months from his previous position as superintendent of the New York State Police before taking the commissioner’s job in 2007, and he doesn’t intend to repeat the experience. “It was utterly the most boring time of my adult life,” he said. Bennett is officially a police officer, with the required state certifications, and has the command experience required by civil service rules for police chiefs, as well as his experience as state police superintendent, which might not count under civil service rules. However, he did not take the recent promotional exam for chief. ..............................>>>>........................>>>>......................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00103&AppName=1
On the surface, it seems like a good idea. It would probably save the city some money.
Now, we could just consolidate to a county or regional police force things would be even better. Interestingly enough, the regional police idea is over 100 years ago --- was first proposed in the late 1890's and that is when the term "Capital District" (in regards to Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, and Saratoga Counties) was coined.
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On the surface, it seems like a good idea. It would probably save the city some money.
Now, we could just consolidate to a county or regional police force things would be even better. Interestingly enough, the regional police idea is over 100 years ago --- was first proposed in the late 1890's and that is when the term "Capital District" (in regards to Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, and Saratoga Counties) was coined.
Leave it to someone who has no clue what it's like to pay taxes to cheer for sending the towns' police staff into the city, leaving the rest of us unattended. And of course, a consolidated police force would provide for more union strength which very well would provide for more scamming the taxpayers.
Just watch the city's police union put the pressure on to force the city to make Bennett take the exam and if he doesn't score higher than the three current assistants, let's see what will happen.
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Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
And, I don't understand why it would not be appropriate to announce the plans, even in general terms, until the Chief leaves. He said he's leaving before the end of the year and the rumors point to September,
Consolidation is not going to be the answer, not in the near future. Look how long it's taken to get Dispatch going.
People who understand the issues know how complicated it will be and I am not certain how it will save that much money, unless you are going to get rid of the number of officers.
On the surface, it seems like a good idea. It would probably save the city some money.
Now, we could just consolidate to a county or regional police force things would be even better. Interestingly enough, the regional police idea is over 100 years ago --- was first proposed in the late 1890's and that is when the term "Capital District" (in regards to Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, and Saratoga Counties) was coined.
Stop pretending to be a knowledgeable historian, nitwit.
Leave it to someone who has no clue what it's like to pay taxes to cheer for sending the towns' police staff into the city, leaving the rest of us unattended. And of course, a consolidated police force would provide for more union strength which very well would provide for more scamming the taxpayers.
Just watch the city's police union put the pressure on to force the city to make Bennett take the exam and if he doesn't score higher than the three current assistants, let's see what will happen.
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Consolidation would allow more police from outside the city to work the streets of the city.
Mike - Why would the union do that, the Chief and ACs are non-union?
True, but I think more of how union cops rise up the ranks til they get to those leadership roles. Yes, it's their responsibility to take the management side, and you would think that once at that leadership level they would then know the "union secrets" (not meaning that literally), it just I think there is a certain level of commaraderie that is never broken. While management needs to support the officers, they can't support them in everything.
But I think that police and their unions tend to view commissioners as outsiders. That was very obvious back when Mills was commissioner, and he had the support of both rep and dem council people while Duci's pride was "hurt", Mills was more popular than Duci, but I'm not saying ever mayor was a Duci either.
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
Consolidation would allow more police from outside the city to work the streets of the city.
That's not a popular concept.
That's what you hear from the boys in blue outside the city!! This consolidation has nothing to due about saving money and everything to do with sending the boys in blue outside of the burbs!
How many layers of law enforcement are mandated? Sheriffs? Local? State?
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