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(The release of a recording made by then-interim Brownsville Police Chief David Dale and District 2 commissioner Jessica Tetreau where he charges she was improperly interfering with police operations and she says she was watching out for the interests of her district came after Dale filed a complaint with the now defunct Budget Audit and Oversight Committee.
That committee was disbanded after a vote by a commission majority said that since the city now had a new city manager, that responsibility was within his purview and not the city commission. However, the complaint was filed with the city secretary and made public after the local daily made an information request for its release.
The abolition of the committee led to charges of a cover yup of corruption by commissioner Ben Neece and the filing of coercion charges against him by Terteau with the Brownsville Police Dept.
The whole matter will probably come to naught, but it is instructive of the schism that exists at the department and in the commission.
The candidates who have applied include Dale, a 26-year veteran; Lt. William Dietrich, who has been with the department for 21.9 years; Investigations Services Commander Henry Etheridge, a 30.3-year veteran; Patrol Sgt. Napoleon Gonzalez, who has been on the force for 20.3 years; Lt. Raul Rodriguez, who has been with the PD for 30.6 years; Lt. Felix Sauceda, a 26.8-year veteran; Lt. Gerard C. Serrata, who has been with the PD for 21.4 years; and Sgt. Carlos A. Zamorano, a 22.9-year veteran.
In an interview with the local daily, Tetreau says she felt betrayed by Dale for recording of the conversation without her knowledge.
That statement of a perceived betrayal of her trust by one of the candidates who makes up part of the majority on the city commission who might not have a direct selection of the chief, but, as far as city politics go, will vote on the city manager's recommendation for chief, does not bode well for Dale's candidacy.)
(The release of a recording made by then-interim Brownsville Police Chief David Dale and District 2 commissioner Jessica Tetreau where he charges she was improperly interfering with police operations and she says she was watching out for the interests of her district came after Dale filed a complaint with the now defunct Budget Audit and Oversight Committee.
That committee was disbanded after a vote by a commission majority said that since the city now had a new city manager, that responsibility was within his purview and not the city commission. However, the complaint was filed with the city secretary and made public after the local daily made an information request for its release.
The abolition of the committee led to charges of a cover yup of corruption by commissioner Ben Neece and the filing of coercion charges against him by Terteau with the Brownsville Police Dept.
The whole matter will probably come to naught, but it is instructive of the schism that exists at the department and in the commission.
The candidates who have applied include Dale, a 26-year veteran; Lt. William Dietrich, who has been with the department for 21.9 years; Investigations Services Commander Henry Etheridge, a 30.3-year veteran; Patrol Sgt. Napoleon Gonzalez, who has been on the force for 20.3 years; Lt. Raul Rodriguez, who has been with the PD for 30.6 years; Lt. Felix Sauceda, a 26.8-year veteran; Lt. Gerard C. Serrata, who has been with the PD for 21.4 years; and Sgt. Carlos A. Zamorano, a 22.9-year veteran.
In an interview with the local daily, Tetreau says she felt betrayed by Dale for recording of the conversation without her knowledge.
That statement of a perceived betrayal of her trust by one of the candidates who makes up part of the majority on the city commission who might not have a direct selection of the chief, but, as far as city politics go, will vote on the city manager's recommendation for chief, does not bode well for Dale's candidacy.)