Mayor Cy, in his personal Blog, is refuting the
accusations against him, as well as the reasons for the recall election.
He answers the allegations given,
which became the reasons to validate a recall election. Specifically they are:
1) illegally using the Pacific Police Dept. for personal use, and 2) not
complying with the court order to fill vacant positions.
Mayor Cy's direction to the Pacific
Police Department had to do with investigating whether the Police Department
used city resources to investigate his personal business and affairs in Oregon.
He had information leading him to believe the Police Department had used Pacific
resources to investigate his property in Oregon, and if so, it was an improper
and illegal use of the city's resources. If the Police Department was conducting
this type of investigation, it was totally outside their jurisdiction. He has
valid reasons to consider that he was "set up" when he was asked to sign a
Police Investigation memo, originated by the Police Department. Mayor Cy is not
a police officer, nor an attorney, and these kinds of documents can easily be
constructed to later embarrass him, which he now believes happened. Not
surprising to many!
Also, His attempts to request explanations of why officers had travelled outside their jurisdiction, when not directed to do so, are valid reasons to conduct an investigation.
As for not filling city positions,
Mayor Cy continues to contend that the City Council blocked his attempts to fill
positions with qualified people.
Mayor Cy was elected on his promise
that he would fight against what he, and many citizens, saw as an entrenched
corruption in the City of Pacific. His attempts to request explanations of why
officers had travelled outside their jurisdiction, when not directed to do so, are
valid reasons to conduct an investigation.
Though he has been thwarted in his
attempt to fill vacant positions, he was still able to obtain insurance coverage
for the city, and there was no lapse in liability coverage.
