EAST CANTON – Longtime village Police Chief Derrick Blake recently served a three-day suspension without pay for what village officials say was falling short of expectations in job performance.
Village leaders sent Blake a letter outlining three areas of concern and stated he was declared guilty of misfeasance and nonfeasance. The letter is in Blake s personnel file and was obtained by The Repository.
Mayor Kathleen Almasy and Village Council President David Spencer s names appear on the letter.
The concerns mentioned were:
General appearance and attitude when on duty and wearing or should be wearing his uniform.
Effectively managing the Police Department. Four points were cited: Failure to have command of the daily work schedule. Failure to be accessible to subordinates when off duty. Failure to adequately manage the third party contract with the Osnaburg Local School District for the school resource officer. And failure to supervise and administer policies and procedu