Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Suggestion comes as a surprise to Committee members.
Board of Education members have approached Township officials about using the Chisholm Community Center as an elementary school. At a meeting with members of the Township Committee, BOE members argued for using the space for classrooms. A recent demographic study of Springfield projected that enrollment will soon spike in Springfield schools. The Chisholm center was previously an elementary school and more recently a YMCA fitness and childcare center. BOE members believe its facilities could be easily converted into a school. Since the YMCA left the Chisholm Center last year, Springfield officials have debated the building’s future. Along with the Sarah Bailey Civic Center, it is one of two town-owned recreation buildings used for …
Monday, July 19, 2010
Former New Jersey State Police Captain Richard Rossell starts this week.
Springfield has appointed its first Public Safety Director. Richard G. Rosell, a retired captain from the New Jersey State Police, assumes the office this week after being appointed by the Township Committee earlier this month. As the Public Safety Director, Rossell will oversee Springfield's police and fire departments, as well as its Office of Emergency Management. The job will also involve administrative functions formerly taken on by the now eliminated deputy chief positions in the fire and police departments. Springfield's government passed an ordinance to create the position of Public Safety Director in November of 2009. The job was seen by many observers to be a move to impose oversight on then chief of police William Chisholm. …
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Davis objected to Mayor Shehady Introduction of a resolution concerning his retirement.
An introduction of a resolution to accept Springfield Police Captain Peter Davis's retirement led to a standoff at the July 13 meeting of Springfield's Township Committee. Springfield Mayor Ziad Shehady, who led the meeting via webcam, introduced a resolution accepting Captain Davis's retirement at the onset of the meeting. During public comments, Davis voiced his objection to the resolution; he wasn't retiring, he said. He didn't understand why the resolution was being introduced, and said that he was not properly notified of it. Last month, the Prosecutor's office assumed control of Springfield's police department after Davis, the highest-ranking member of the force, announced his retirement from the force and resignation from his …
Friday, June 25, 2010
Davis is back on the force, but questions about how he almost left it remain.
With Captain Carl Riley now in place as the highest-ranking officer of Springfield's police department due to his appointment by the Union County Prosecutor's office, and Captain Peter Davis now working with him as Executive Officer, Davis' resignation from the position remains a point of controversy among township officials. Disagreements and confusion are apparent on several fronts. Some officials say that the circumstances that led to Davis' resignation have been misunderstood. In addition, Davis' leadership has been debated in a series of email exchanges among committee members. The circumstances that led to Davis' exit are a point of some confusion. Springfield Township Committee member Hugh Keffer said in an e-mail that it was unfair…
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Will stay on as Executive Officer.
Patch has learned that Springfield Police Captain Peter Davis, who resigned from his position as commanding officer of the police department with the Springfield police department earlier this week, has been offered an executive officer position with the department. In the newly created job, Davis will report to Captain Carl Riley of the Union County Prosecutor's Office, who was appointed by the County to assume responsibility of the department after Davis announced his intention to resign.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Announcement made this afternoon.
On Wednesday afternoon, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow announced he ordered that his office assume complete authority over the Springfield Police Department. The assumption of authority comes after last night's resignation of Captain Peter Davis from his leadership position in the force, which left the department without a commanding officer. Early this morning, Township Administrator Anthony Cancro contacted the Union County prosecutor's office to alert them of the captain's resignation and request the county's assistance with the department. "My concern for the residents of Springfield was that they have professional law enforcement leadership," Cancro told Patch. Prosecutor Romankow notified Cancro and Springfield's …
Citing 'politics,' the highest-ranking officer in Springfield Police Department resigns from position and announces his retirement.
Captain Peter Davis, the highest-ranking officer in the Springfield Police Department, announced that he was resigning his position and retiring from the force altogether at the Springfield Township Committee meeting Wednesday. His resignation came shortly after Springfield Deputy Mayor Bart Fraenkel said a majority of committee members indicated they did not support naming Davis acting chief. The announcement was met with surprise and controversy. Davis was credited by many members of the community for turning the force around after taking over for unpopular Chief William Chisholm. "I've seen steadfast improvements since the chief retired," Fraenkel said during the meeting. Nevertheless, issues stemming from a legal action Davis brought …
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Saying goodbye is hard, especially when you never got to say hello.
You should know that the other title I considered for this piece was "Bail to the Chief." I went with "Single Sentencing" instead, mainly because I wanted the title to be oblique until about the second to last sentence. Springfield Police Chief William Chisholm's last day on the force was yesterday, April 1. I have been following Chisholm's career with the Springfield force since I launched Springfield Patch last November. The launch came two months after the Township's police union, PBA local 76, passed a no confidence vote in the chief to display the force's overwhelming sense of disapproval of the chief. Then, soon after I started in Springfield, Springfield officials voted to create a Public Safety Officer position. The chief would …
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Suit alleges misconduct and harassment by outgoing police chief William Chisholm.
A suit alleging insults, threatening gestures and vindictive behavior by outgoing Springfield Police Chief William Chisholm was settled out of court this week. The township agreed to a $22,500 payment to Springfield Police Sergeant Bill Fine to avoid taking the matter to court. The suit (available as a PDF document here) alleges that Chisholm habitually insulted Fine, created a hostile work environment and prevented Fine from career advancement within the force. Fine claims that Chisholm singled him out for abuse, and that the chief took actions to sabotage his career. In the legal document, Fine alleges that Chisholm created an "extremely terrible/unbearable hostile work environment" and enumerates specific incidents of that hostility. …
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
In brief meeting,
In a special meeting on Feb. 2 in the Committee chambers, Springfield's Township Committee accepted the retirement letter of Springfield Police Chief William Chisholm, who announced his intention to retire last week. The acceptance of the letter was the only item on the meeting's agenda. There was a brief discussion about exploring the possibility of putting the chief on administrative leave until he retires in April. The Township Committee's Public Safety sub-committee will explore that possibility. Chisholm has headed the department since 1986. His tenure has been met with controversy. Late last year, the Township Committee passed two ordinances limiting his perks and power, including freezing his salary and creating a Public Safety …
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