Vande Zande Denied Hearing
"We have not filed suit yet," the lawyer for Canton's former assistant police chief said.
Canton City Manager Scott Wood said there's no basis to change Chief Robert Merchant's decision to fire assistant police chief Todd Vande Zande. In an Aug. 15 letter to Vande Zande, Wood wrote that he'd reviewed the matter "in accordance with the City of Canton Personnel Policy," and saw "no reason to overturn or modify his decision in the matter." Previously, Todd Vande Zande asked that the Canton City Council assign a hearing officer "who does not report to the City Manager" to oversee the appellate process. Vande Zande believes Wood was behind his Aug. 6 firing. Since Vande Zande's termination, Wood has referred all questions to city attorney Bobby Dyer because of the potential for litigation. "It is my understanding that the City …
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People are Crazy
2:06 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013
...and Wood is still here , all these months later and all is forgotten and forgiven! It pretty much reflects the amount of respect one should have for everyone from the Mayor down to the officers. The hillbillies haven't moved into the era of professionalism yet. I am glad to see the former Interim Chief got a good job. Likely much better than the City of Canton. more ›