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COLTON POLICE DEPARTMENT 650 N. LA CADENA, COLTON, CA. 92324 T. STEVE CABRAL CHIEF OF POLICE DATE: MAY 10, 1994 In the recent past there have been a few officers that have contacted the press to air out their perceptions of the Police Departments dirty laundry in public. Although I feel that this is a tactic that should never be used, I am obligated to answer the allegations to the City Council so they can reasure the citizens of Colton, that, they should not fear a decrease in service from the Colton Police Department. A press release was issued by the Colton Police Officer's Association regarding a "No Confidence" vote in which 85% of the membership agreed with. I have had conversations with some of the membership who did not vote because they were out of town for the three days that the vote was being taken or they were unaware that such a vote was taking place. When I received this information I realized that the tally of the votes in relation to the percentage amount given to the press could not be correct. I have additional suspicions when percentage rates are used rather than actual numbers as to how many people voted, how many voted no confidence, how many voted confidence and how many abstained. To the citizens of Colton and anyone else who may have an interest in the ongoing affairs of the Police Department I would like to put your minds at ease, this is not the consensus of the entire Colton Police Department. In fact this is only a poll of the Colton Police Officer's Association. This poll does not contain votes from the Reserve Officers, the Colton Police Department Explorer's, the Colton Police Chaplain's or one of our newest and most important groups The Colton Police Department CITIZEN'S Volunteers. I put an emphasis on citizen's since they are what we are all about. As I progress within my position as Chief of Police and bring in the Community Oriented Policing philosophies it will be the citizens that decide the direction that the police department should go to benefit the community as a whole. To continue on with the allegations, eight points were cited for the "No Confidence" vote and I will answer each individually; 1. The promotion of a police officer, who has never served as a corporal or a sergeant to the position of acting lieutenant. The qualifications for police lieutenant as outlined by the City of Colton Personnel manual is as follows;