Domenico Blocker Bedsole Emails
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Susan Bedsole From: Susan Bedsole Sent: Saturday, May 31, 201.47:54 AM To: " [email protected] Cc: Commissioners 201-3-20L5; Linda A. Morrison;Jill H. Steele;Jim A. Blocker Subject: RE: Phone call Commissioner Domenico: I do not have any control over what another person may say, especially someone who isn't even an employee of the City. As to the remainder of your email regarding Interim Police Chief Blocker and myself, I find your comments offensive and reprehensible. Susan E. Bedsole Interim City Manager Community Services Director City of Battle Creek 10 N. Division Street, Room 206 Battle Creek, Ml 49014 269.966.3378 From: Jeffrey Domenico < idomenicol l"L @att. net> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 8:50 PM To: Jim A. Blocker; Susan Bedsole Subject: Phone call Good evening Susan and Jim I received a phone call from Jennifer Bowman today. She asked me about how the police department is doing and blah, blah. I told her that we have stopped the bleeding and we have to put something together that we can all be proud of (my blah, blah). Anyway, she starts talking to me about Will Kiser (sp?) from the P.O.L.C. I didn't ask whom reached out to whom, but she read me a quote by Mr. Kiser that he is basically stating that everything I said was a lie, I am a cancer to the community and I forced the administration to chase down a crimlnal and pay him thousands of dollars. Jim, you were a union rep for a while. Why is this guy coming out and saying anything about me? He works with the unions, not the administrations. He has truly no affiliation with anyone I have addressed. Of course, it goes without saying that I didn't back down and said that I wanted a meeting with the two of you, him, myself and Jennifer and we can all hear first-hand who the coward is. Jennifer asked for some type of meeting with him and I and he declined saying it would end bad. Well, he's right. For him. The reason I am putting both of you on notice is because if you would have done what is right and came out about what I have tried to do (which both of you had your hand out when the time came for temporary promotions - so glad to see your eagerness to take care of yourselves), I wouldn't have to be continuing to fight for what is right and the truth. I am sick of this too. But because neither of you has the integrity to close the door on this whole thing, the tire tracks keep ending up on my back. But, there again, no loss to either of you. Now it will be back on the front page again. One step forward, two steps back.
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An exchange of emails between Battle Creek City Commissioner Jeff Domenico and Interim City Manager Susan Bedsole. The email was also sent to the rest of the commission and then-Interim Police Chief Jim Blocker.
Transcript of Domenico Blocker Bedsole Emails
Susan Bedsole
From: Susan BedsoleSent: Saturday, May 31, 201.47:54 AMTo: " [email protected]: Commissioners 201-3-20L5; Linda A. Morrison;Jill H. Steele;Jim A. BlockerSubject: RE: Phone call
Commissioner Domenico:
I do not have any control over what another person may say, especially someone who isn't even an employee of theCity. As to the remainder of your email regarding Interim Police Chief Blocker and myself, I find your comments offensiveand reprehensible.
Susan E. BedsoleInterim City ManagerCommunity Services DirectorCity of Battle Creek10 N. Division Street, Room 206Battle Creek, Ml 49014269.966.3378
From: Jeffrey Domenico < idomenicol l"L @att. net>Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 8:50 PMTo: Jim A. Blocker; Susan BedsoleSubject: Phone call
Good evening Susan and Jim
I received a phone call from Jennifer Bowman today. She asked me about how the policedepartment is doing and blah, blah. I told her that we have stopped the bleeding and we have to putsomething together that we can all be proud of (my blah, blah). Anyway, she starts talking to meabout Will Kiser (sp?) from the P.O.L.C. I didn't ask whom reached out to whom, but she read me aquote by Mr. Kiser that he is basically stating that everything I said was a lie, I am a cancer to thecommunity and I forced the administration to chase down a crimlnal and pay him thousands ofdollars.
Jim, you were a union rep for a while. Why is this guy coming out and saying anything aboutme? He works with the unions, not the administrations. He has truly no affiliation with anyone I haveaddressed. Of course, it goes without saying that I didn't back down and said that I wanted a meetingwith the two of you, him, myself and Jennifer and we can all hear first-hand who the cowardis. Jennifer asked for some type of meeting with him and I and he declined saying it would endbad. Well, he's right. For him.
The reason I am putting both of you on notice is because if you would have done what is right andcame out about what I have tried to do (which both of you had your hand out when the time camefor temporary promotions - so glad to see your eagerness to take care of yourselves), I wouldn't haveto be continuing to fight for what is right and the truth. I am sick of this too. But because neither ofyou has the integrity to close the door on this whole thing, the tire tracks keep ending up on myback. But, there again, no loss to either of you. Now it will be back on the front page again. Onestep forward, two steps back.
I will give you another Serpico quote: "Changing the leadership in a police department takes care of
about 20% of the corruption. Changing the culture is the other 80yo."
Jeff
