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Police union threatens no-confidence vote of city administration
DAYTON, Ohio - The City of Dayton's police union is not happy with top officials in the police administration, and is extremely close to letting them know.
Members of the union voted Tuesday night to authorize a no-confidence vote for Chief Richard Biehl and Assistant Chief Wanda Smith, according to Dayton Daily News reporter Lucan Sullivan. Union president Randy Beane said he's not sure if or when the vote will be issued, or what the repercussions would be from such a vote.
Tensions between the union and city administration have been on the rise for a while, culminating with the city's mandate that officers begin using time clocks this past summer. Beane's email account was also suspended after the administration accused him of conducting union-related business via his city-issued email.
A no-confidence vote wouldn't be the first for the police union. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 44 conducted a no-confidence vote in Chief William P. McManus in August of 2003 but it did not pass. McManus left less than a year later to take the Chief of Police job in Minneapolis.
Information from the Dayton Daily News was used in this report.
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