05/04/1949 Meeting Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

I ?linutes of a Special LZeeting He1d..ll7ay 4, 1949 . The Council of the V9.11age of ?ayfield met in the Tot??rn HaI1 in Speca.al PAeetS.ng on the 4th day of May, 1949, at 8 o"clock P. M., pursuant to nota.ce, I7a.yor Custave Swansori presid5.ng. _ RoZl Call: T'resent - Messrs Franz, Hardman, Sloan, Zingleman, Cass ancl Heiss. Absent- m None. rdayor Svaanson stated that the Special Nleeting was called to consider the charges which he ha.d filed against 'llr. Hm?rard Haxd..ma.n, Jr. as Marsha11 and Chxef of Policee Mayor Swanson then read the chaxges agaznst Ms°a Harcima,n, Jr. He t11en stated that.he had been x°equired to dsal wi.th a numUer of troublesome matters while in offa.ce but that nothing had been as painf'ul to the Mayor as this experiettce. At the request 'of the Mayor, Mr, EdeLman, the Solicitor, read to Council Sections 4384. and 4263 to 4267 inclusive of the Ohzo Genera]. Code regarding the removal of police officers. He explained that if the Mayor bela.eved a. Cha.ef of Polxce to be guilty of.. gross neglect of duty, m.isconduct in offxce, or any of the other offenses la.stad in the Statutos, xt Uecame the duty of the Mayor to,prepare charges against such a porson, serve a copy upon h5.m and file such chas°ges with the Counczl. AlI of this has been done in this case, P/Ir. Edelana,n explaxned further that the person charged could be removed by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to Council at the next regttlar meeting. Pending the hearing of the charges the man may be si.1spended for no Ionger than 15 days. Mayor Swanson then. askod Tlir. Hardma,n, Jr. if, he v,ished to malce a statemezit o Mr. Hardrnan, Jro then read a prepared statemexit, the substance of which is as fo1lows: 'rI personally apologxze to the Njayor, to the Council and to the _ p:eople of this village for my actions - Ulhen I first` ' took office the vil7.age had nothing but Q brokon drnvn automoba.le Vfhich I made the best of. Since then, they have furnished me with modern-equxpment, such as a netiv police gun, neev car and 1ately a new rada.om Because of this considerable oxpense to tkie Vi1?age, I fslt that I should wox°k as many hours as possible to build up a police force. During my period of office, there have been many a.nterferen.ces with the work o£ tkie police depa:rtment. Whereas, aIl orders and the running of the departrment should come f'rom the Mayor,