Amador County – The Sutter Creek City Council on Monday appointed a long-time Sutter Creek Police Department sergeant to succeed Rob Duke as the Interim Chief of Police. The council announced after closed session that it had selected Sergeant Brian Klier (Clear) to be interim police chief for a period of 6 months, after which the city council will evaluate his work. He will take over for 11-year Chief Duke, whose resignation is effective July 1st. Acting City Manager Sean Rabe said Klier has been working with SCPD for 10 years. Klier was recommended by Duke. Rabe said the chief reports to the city manager, who typically appoints the chief. But he said it was too important a task, and asked the council to make the appointment. Duke’s leaving was “bittersweet” for Rabe, who has known him for probably 11 years, since his days as a reporter at the Ledger Dispatch, covering the city council. Rabe said: “I’ve learned a lot from Rob,” but he knows and understands why Duke is leaving. The impact may take awhile to realize, he said, as “anytime a longtime employee leaves, the loss of institutional knowledge is an issue.” He said Duke has helped with the transition and will continue to help even as he takes over as police chief at Huron in Fresno County. The city council is waiting to see the impact on the budget. Rabe said “we are still anticipating a $300,000 general fund deficit,” but that figure originated prior to the resignation by Duke, so the city is still analyzing the potential impacts it could have on the deficit to remove Duke’s salary from the budget. Rabe said staff is still working on the draft budget and they hope to take it to the city council in the first meeting in July. Rabe said they continue to look at the city’s miscellaneous and police unions for areas to save money on possible adjustments to wages, benefits, and working conditions. The city’s negotiating team has been meeting with unions on a regular basis, Rabe said, and they are “continuing to look at any avenue of expense reduction to help balance the budget.” The council next meets Monday (July 7th), and could call a special meeting in the mean time to talk about negotiations. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday, 24 June 2010 06:07
Sutter Creek Appoints Long-Time SCPD Sergeant as Interim Chief
Amador County – The Sutter Creek City Council on Monday appointed a long-time Sutter Creek Police Department sergeant to succeed Rob Duke as the Interim Chief of Police. The council announced after closed session that it had selected Sergeant Brian Klier (Clear) to be interim police chief for a period of 6 months, after which the city council will evaluate his work. He will take over for 11-year Chief Duke, whose resignation is effective July 1st. Acting City Manager Sean Rabe said Klier has been working with SCPD for 10 years. Klier was recommended by Duke. Rabe said the chief reports to the city manager, who typically appoints the chief. But he said it was too important a task, and asked the council to make the appointment. Duke’s leaving was “bittersweet” for Rabe, who has known him for probably 11 years, since his days as a reporter at the Ledger Dispatch, covering the city council. Rabe said: “I’ve learned a lot from Rob,” but he knows and understands why Duke is leaving. The impact may take awhile to realize, he said, as “anytime a longtime employee leaves, the loss of institutional knowledge is an issue.” He said Duke has helped with the transition and will continue to help even as he takes over as police chief at Huron in Fresno County. The city council is waiting to see the impact on the budget. Rabe said “we are still anticipating a $300,000 general fund deficit,” but that figure originated prior to the resignation by Duke, so the city is still analyzing the potential impacts it could have on the deficit to remove Duke’s salary from the budget. Rabe said staff is still working on the draft budget and they hope to take it to the city council in the first meeting in July. Rabe said they continue to look at the city’s miscellaneous and police unions for areas to save money on possible adjustments to wages, benefits, and working conditions. The city’s negotiating team has been meeting with unions on a regular basis, Rabe said, and they are “continuing to look at any avenue of expense reduction to help balance the budget.” The council next meets Monday (July 7th), and could call a special meeting in the mean time to talk about negotiations. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Latest from
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