Meeting Notice for 10-4-07

Again the Elmwood Police Committee will be meeting behind closed doors tonight at 5 PM at the Village Auditorium. As I have informed everyone in the past, the closed session meeting continue to happen with Bob Rupakus being the Head of the Committee. The acceptable reasons for having closed session meetings are for a very few listed reasons, and the number of meetings that are being kept closed to the public are and should be questioned by the community.

Update--

The meeting tonight was held in the Village Office Private Boardroom again, with Doug Claflin and Bob Rupakus, and I believe Chief Meyers was present. After the meeting ended, the Chief vehicle was gone and I noticed the PD lights where on. I stopped in, but to my surprise, it was Bob and Doug, Rifling through the police dept. cabinets and drawers, using a couple rings of keys. I asked Bob if there was any actions taken tonight, and He replied, the meeting is adjourned. I asked so you wont tell me what actions where taken ? and he replied, NO. So, I guess everyone is suppose to Hail King Rupakus now. Makes me wonder if he has so much power at Polaris as he does here. He doesn't answer to anyone and he does all his work best, behind closed doors. I found it not so funny, that a board member(s) have the right to go into the police dept. and rifle through the police dept.'s things. I guess you learn new things every day. I will be checking other communities to see if this is common procedure for these members to have the ability and right to be snooping in the police dept. without the Chief being present, who know what material they are seeing that is confidential. The Board Meeting is coming up Monday Night, so one and all come to the meeting, and meet your new King. Who knows, maybe they got rid of the Chief because he had an accident. We'll see..


Update---10-5-2007

It is now known that Bob Rupakus and the Police Committee have suspended Chief Meyers pending termination proceedings that will be coming with a New Police Commission that will be started to investigate the accident that Chief Meyers was involved in this past Sunday. The Co. Sheriff Dept. currently has the case under investigation themselves as reported in the Pierce Co. Herald this past week. Public will most likely be informed Monday at the Village Board Meeting held at 7 PM in the Auditorium Dining Hall. A website has also been created to help citizens voice their message of support for the Chief.

http://www.supportchiefmeyers.blogspot.com/

Update 10-8-07

The board meeting is tonight, and I rec'd a copy of the committee minutes today from the clerks office. The following is the unofficial motions made in the open session of that meeting. Doug Claflin made the motion to immediately suspend the Chief with pay for the duration of the police commission investigation or subsequent reversal by board action. This was seconded by Pam Marson. Secondly Pam Marson made the Motion to recommend to the full board to form a police commission to consider the dismissal of Police Chief Meyers, seconded by Doug Claflin. They then adjourned, and that is when Bob Rupakus and Doug went into the Police Dept. and where seen by me, looking through the drawers in the PD, as well as looking through the desk of the Chiefs. This was reported to the County Sheriff Dept. under Case no. 07-css22857. I spoke with Bob and he ignored my questions and when asked what action was taken, he said he would not say.