The saga now appears to be over.
The borough council deadlocked 3-3 on Wednesday on a motion to enforce the disciplinary action and make the police chief give up a second week of vacation or take unpaid leave. That means the proposal failed.
“We should not be voting on this, I’m just saying,” said Councilwoman Anne Geiger, who s pushed for the previously-approved discipline to be enforced.
“Your word is your bond in civil society. And truth and trust form the foundation of what we do here,” she added. “And it’s a slippery slope when we, elected officials, pick and choose what laws to follow, and what policies to enforce.”
East Berlin police chief apparently never served unpaid suspension for memes after all
Councilman Dave Meixner on Wednesday renewed concerns after reviewing records obtained through a Right-to-Know Law request that did not reflect a gap in pay for East Berlin Police Chief Terry Seitz.
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East Berlin Borough Police Chief Terry Seitz apparently never served a two-week unpaid suspension for sharing what one council member described as “offensive and improper” memes on Facebook after all.
Mayor Keith Hoffman later stated that Seitz was off from Dec. 15, 2020, through Jan. 4, 2021. He spent the first seven days in quarantine after being exposed to a person who was infected with COVID-19.