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Atherton names new police chief
Original post made on Apr 17, 2017
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 14, 2017, 5:24 PM
Comments
Posted by maximus
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Apr 17, 2017 at 2:05 pm
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Apr 17, 2017 at 2:05 pm
Police chief in two communities sounds pretty good.
Does Atherton really need a dedicated police chief, given the level of crime and organizational size?
Posted by W Selby
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Apr 17, 2017 at 4:43 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Apr 17, 2017 at 4:43 pm
Bigger question...Does Atherton need a full time force or should they outsource to the Sheriffs Department.
Posted by Morale
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Apr 17, 2017 at 4:47 pm
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Apr 17, 2017 at 4:47 pm
This was a really bad decision. We should never be bringing in outside chiefs when there are multiple qualified internal candidates. What kind of message is this sending to our Police Officers? If they do a great job, there's no possibility of being promoted. The city council should have intervened to make sure an internal candidate was chosen. I'm sure this has done irreparable damage to the morale of our Officers.
Posted by Linda Craig
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Apr 17, 2017 at 5:22 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Apr 17, 2017 at 5:22 pm
Does he know the cost of housing here, or will he live in the "manse"?
Posted by Jessica French
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Apr 17, 2017 at 6:51 pm
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Apr 17, 2017 at 6:51 pm
To Morale: Given that "Chief McCulley, 55, was selected by the city manager out of 30 applicants. He was interviewed by four community panels, a peer panel and the city manager, mayor and vice mayor," why do you assume that all these interviewers were somehow so dense that they didn't consider internal candidates? Given that 2 council members did interview the candidates, why do you think the Town Council would do anything different?
Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Apr 17, 2017 at 10:12 pm
Menlo Voter. is a registered user.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Apr 17, 2017 at 10:12 pm
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Morale:
Its been tried before. Utter failure.
