PROMOTIONS TO LIEUTENANT IN THE MIDDLE OF LAWSUIT

Rodney Monroe has promoted (at least it’s being called a promotion) the following Charlotte Mecklenburg  Police officers to the rank of Lieutenant.

This is another position not created in the CMPD Directives, which are supposed to govern every action taken by CMPD officers, including Rodney Monroe.

RAC Sergeants (many of whom are now-former-RAC Sergeants and included on the list below) have been the subject of much controversy of late because Monroe and the Department, and the City of Charlotte have made their position in recent court proceedings that the RAC Sergeant position never really existed and was a temporary position in name only.   The Position of RAC Sergeant was never in the Directives, and other positions in the past were never included in the Directives.

A judge ruled against rationales put forth by Monroe and the City last week, in favor of Sgt. Tammy Hatley, ruling in part that Hatley had been denied due process because she was in fact demoted from a postion to which she had been promoted in 2008 and without the due process afforded her according to CMPD Directives.  The judge ordered a jury to decide damages.  Reports are that the case has moved to settlement discussions.

This seems like a very strange time to put out a statement promoting people to another rank not established.  And here’s another case of putting off a promotion ceremony with no expected date.  Last time it took months.  Why?  And is there more to come this round?

Readers may want to see what City Manager Curt Walton had to say earlier this year.

From: Graue, Katrina

Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:02 PM

To: _CMPD everyone

Subject: Promotion to Lieutenant

Please join me in congratulating the following sergeants who were approved for promotion to the rank of lieutenant by the Civil Service Board. Details on assignments and a promotional ceremony will follow.

Sgt. Tonya Arrington

Sgt. Rich Austin Jr.

Sgt. Todd Blum

Sgt. Eric Brady

Sgt. Jackie Bryley

Sgt. Ryan Butler

Sgt. Joe Carey IV

Sgt. Lisa Carriker

Sgt. Casey Carver

Sgt. Travis Childs

Sgt. Spencer Cochran

Sgt. David Cristy

Sgt. Shawn Crooks

Sgt. Bill Cunningham Jr.

Sgt. Robert Dance

Sgt. Roseann DeTommaso

Sgt. Rod Farley

Sgt. Brian Foley

Sgt. Norman Garnes Jr.

Sgt. Todd Garrett

Sgt. Jeff Harless

Sgt. Andrew Harris

Sgt. Blake Hollar

Sgt. Steve Huber

Sgt. Jackie Hulsey

Sgt. Jim Hummel

Sgt. Dave Johnson

Sgt. Nathan King

Sgt. Pamela Lisenby

Sgt. Todd Lontz

Sgt. David Moorefield Jr.

Sgt. James Morrison

Sgt. Fred Newell

Sgt. Travis Pardue

Sgt. Mark Santaniello

Sgt. Kenneth Schul

Sgt. Jonathan Thomas

Sgt. John Thornton

Sgt. James Wright

Katrina

Deputy Chief Katrina Graue

Administrative Services Group

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

601 E. Trade Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

704.432.0429

kgraue@cmpd.org