Jun 1967 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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Police Chief Will Command The Police
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safety, h.
, eopimand of
ji^CdiinmWsIonftr'Chance was backed
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Chid,' ISa ?lawr}' it\*' meeting^attebded by
K ice offl^UijJni^udin^i^rTgeants, announced
Chief* would be given a*£ree hand He is
the boss. ;M he" succeeds' fn, maintaining, law
and prd^rin Ocean City the arrangement will
rjbnthiue,-4f: not, the-commissioners said,
Bomethtag else would have to be done.
^ Chief. Dungan deserves a free hand in
'--+ his' department and solving its prab-
* Die new administration's announce-
»tes he wil|vJ»ave'a free hand.
., ntly, the" cflmmlssioners believe that
,WQ'bur/k Stops with Chief Dungan, They haw
told hhn, in effect; -'You are the boss We'll
back yon. "It is up to you to prove you can
keep the pea'c# and, restore badly shattered
niorale among the 1 policemen." ,
,". The-announcement by the commissioners
also indicates that they anticipate giviflgyclty
officials a: chance:to prove then* worth. Jt
"•• Ijinttoiall top officials in alt. city
S jittoall top officials in alt.
rojhente-that it would be the part o*
for'tbem to prove'themselves,
ho w g t t t
p m
, Tho new arangetnent comes at a good
time. Policemen, 'in fact #11 city workers, are
about to receive an $800 annual pay increase.
That shau)d improve police morale. It should
make it possible tq employ more policemen,
and to keep go'od men who otherwise might
leave the force.
Morale, o* course, is built on more than
money. It will be up to the Chief to straighten
out other problems which have been destruc-
tive pf police morale.