the position of deputy chief has been deleted, both office positions have been cut from full time to part time...with no benefits or reduced benefits....and THEN the hiring of TWO full time administrative assistants...mmmmmm and this all saves the Town of Beloit how much??? Budget cuts...I doubt it. And why now? Why not when they were doing the budget? Has the budget for 2009 been approved for 2009? I wonder if they knew they would have to do budget cuts then....? One would think if it is your job to prepare a budget you would know this up front and not after the fact....just food for thought....and I may have this wrong but this is how I see it. This is how employees are treated when they report wrong doing?

We don't know what was said, in what context and whether or not the rememberance of the incidents in question were not compromised over the 2 or 3 (depending on how one is counting it) year span of time.
Why did folks wait 2 to 3 years to lodge a complaint?
I think Museus made the right conclusion that this ***could*** be related to negotiations.
I even suspect that the Police Union there may be getting some very savvy help from another old union president in how to push their adgenda. The Township in long years past was not savvy enough to deal with a certain union.
It's all about power baby.

You have got to be kidding - We don't know what was said, in what context - it doesn't matter the context. Do you know what these employees are going through???? Maybe you should read about the retaliation. NO employee should go to work and be called names, threatened with termination on a regular basis and retaliated against. By the way, the town has taken all contract negotiations off the table NOT the union employees. Get a clue.

And the retaliation has started - the 2 office employees have had their hours cut.

If Reggie is right about Mr. Levy's prior representation of the Town, then they might as well save their money if a truly UNBIASED investigation is desired. How absurd! Not to mention the ethical responsibility Mr. Levy would seem to have. He can't be 'advocate' for the Township in one setting, and 'unbiased investigator' in another, with his prior client being one of the parties. It would be like the Township's city attorney being asked to step into the role of 'neutral and detached magistrate' for one case that also involved the Township. But then again, pesky little things like constitutional rights, laws, and such haven't seemed to be real relevant in the past down there, so why start now.

If in fact you are a minority...how do you explain your stereotype of these officers, if it would not be acceptable to you for them to stereotype you?

What is " people like me "?

aletheia - what's your take on this complaint now?

guess I should rephrase that...some of the articles don't mention that he was hired by the town...in any case would he not have a special intrest in pleasing the town.

I find it odd that none of the articles that I have read mention that Mr. Levy was hired by the town to conduct this investigation, which leads me to think, who's pocket is he in. Of course he will side step the real issue and pull in favor of the town. Besides that he has in the past represented the Town of Beloit during those contract negotiations. So who would be the one with the agenda.

A letter of reprimand?? Is'nt management held to a higher standard? So if an Officer uses a racial slur what is the punishment, a verbal warning? The ultimate responsibility lies with the Town Administrator and the Town Board to do what is best for the community and it citizens. I personally believe having a racist Police Chief goes against everything this country stands for, especially during this historic point in time (a black President). An interesting question needs to be asked, what race(s) did he target? Once this is exposed my thought is the leaders that represent the minority(s) should be asking for the Chiefs head in a basket.

It looks like Town Administrator Bob Museus is compounding the problem.

Why would the Town support a racist police chief? What do "management rights" have to do with any of this?

Maybe Town Administrator Museus should make decisions based on what's best for the Town and not what's best for his ego.

Not only do the officers of the township not likeing the chief but neither are the people of the township or the surrounding area. Because of his policies he has alienated the township to the point no one wants to come into the township to visit or socialize. There is a new name out there for the township it is now called the gauntlet. People will drive threw but will not stop. They are afraid of the intrapment the police are doing now. They pull you over with lame excuses such as your license plate light is out just to see if you have been drinking so they can slam you with a owi. I heard they pulled over a 70 something lady with that license plate light excuse and gave her over $100 fine. Because you see the town of beloit police dept are not aloud to hand out warning tickets. If you get pulled over your going to get a ticket. So now you see why the TOWN OF BELOIT

Mr. Right--First, this article isn't about 'me', so please don't try and make it that way. Second, I have nothing to hide about my 'record'; since cowardice is something you apparently loathe, email me with who you are, and specifically what you 'heard', and I'll reply. Otherwise, I'm not interested!

Professor how clean is your record? From what I have heard, you burn your fellow officers every chance you get. We call that a coward!

If I remember correctly, several years ago a Beloit Township officer was suspended without pay for using a racial slur. Wonder if he can get a letter of reprimand and trade it in for 2 weeks pay.

Political motivation, huh? What would it have been if an officer had been accused of that--contrite or not? No surprise one incident involved a towning company, considering the chief's affinity for towing; I WONDER what that conversation was? The next excuse from the administrator will be that 'these were only isolated incidents, and did not reflect the chief's true feelings...' Boy, Bollingbrook P.D. sure has supplied some interesting cops....

So it's "management rights" to use racial slurs. And "politically motivated" - I doubt that. Citizens should be in an uproar over this - there is NO place for this language.