City Council to hold special closed-session meeting Tuesday
Police Chief Michael Billdt is slated to meet with the City Council on Tuesday behind closed doors to explain current problems within his department.
The council is also scheduled to discuss the hiring of an interim city manager. San Bernardino's previous city manager, Fred Wilson, officially ended his time with the city Friday to take a new job in Huntington Beach.
A rift between department brass and rank-and-file cops has widened to the point that police union members have voted overwhelmingly to show a lack of confidence in Billdt's leadership.
Billdt will have a chance to provide the council with his version of events at the meeting. Mayoral chief of staff Jim Morris said City Hall officials want to schedule an additional meeting to talk with police union representatives.
In terms of the city's quest for a new City Manager, Morris said the city will likely have to rely on a temporary administrator until 2009.
Police Chief Billdt can't resign until someone writes his resignation letter...
Billdt to the council: "Yeah that cocaine you found, but those aren't my pants."
Members of the City Council, you have an opportunity to ask Billdt all those questions that he refuses to or is unable to answer. Don't let him off the hook easily. Ask him the hard questions that is not from his script.
The citizens of SB & the fine men & women of the police dept. deserve better effective leadership. Right now, they have none, zero, zippo. The police dept is rudderless right now.
I really hope the City Council members ask the tough questions and gets serious to getting to the bottom of this.
Yes, he can start with a question of his own. Just how many of you were endorsed and or received funds from the police union?
Ty, nobody here is endorsed or paid by the union.
To Ty
Welcome. Everyone's comments should be encouraged. I, however, don't agree with you. There are no POA funds being distributed when it comes to the issue of the Chief.
Chief Billdt is a neanderthal. His club (read title of "Chief") is not sufficient enough to force is archaic philosophies down the throats of the citizens of San Bernardino or its police officers.
He and Mayor Morris (oh, and don't forget his son) are buried necked high in politics. "Don't worry about right or wrong. It's the status quo that's important."