Chief Pylman: "It's bittersweet"
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By JOLEEN FERRIS
Story Created:
May 27, 2008 at 5:07 PM EDT
Story Updated:
May 28, 2008 at 9:13 AM EDT
UTICA - Utica Police Chief C. Allen Pylman is packing up 37 years of life as a law enforcer at both NYS Police and as Chief of the Utica Police Department.
"It's bittersweet, because I'm going to miss a lot of the people I worked with here at every level, from patrolmen up to Deputy Chiefs," Pylman said.
With guaranteed employment at a six figure salary during these uncertain economic times, we asked the chief: why walk away from the job?
"I'm a hands-on supervisor, and I don't know that going forward I would have the hands-on contact I've had in the past six years and ten months," Pylman said. "Six years and five months and I put that in consideration with some other factors and it's probably best I bow out gracefully."
He is bowing out with a check...the amount the city says he had coming in comp time through his contract with the city: about $250,000 before taxes.
The mayor says the money came from line items in the budget. The money means we won't see these parties in court in the future.
"This does take care of any and all possible actions that the chief would have against the city or the city would have against the chief," Pylman said.
Public Safety Commissioner Dan LaBella will take over as Utica Police Chief, but at his Commissioner salary of around $40,000 less annually.
The mayor hasn't decided how to advertise for the position of Utica Police Chief; he says LaBella can serve in that position for up to a year
"As we get into that in the months ahead, we're going to make that decision," Mayor Roefaro said.
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