March 11, 2024 TO: Christopher Velasquez, Chief of Police FROM: James Slaton, City Manager SUJECT: Notice of Disciplinary Action MEMORANDUM As you know the City received a complaint from the Poor Minority Justice Association asserting that recent lieutenant promotional decisions were impermissibly motivated by race and that at least one…
The chief of the Lake Wales Police Department has been suspended for three days and put on notice that the city will begin looking for someone to fill his position in April after a human resources investigation revealed the appearance of nepotism within the department and the perception of lack of transparency.