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Home My WebLink About09-01-2021_general comments_Brown, Hardy_re appt of David Green to Interim Police Chief_any links sanitizedHardy Brown, Publisher Emeritus, 6th ward resident, comment for Public Participation. 9/1/21 909-384-5002 Genoveva Rocha, City Clerk I do not know if my preplanned remarks will be heard before or after any report out on the early retirement of Chief McBride and the appointment of David Green as Interim appointment as chief. I received two calls late yesterday, informing me that Interim Police Chief McBride had retired and the city was going to replace him with David Green. Currently, David Green is the Interim Assistant Police Chief, which is technically a temporary holding title name for that position. The reasons I oppose the appointment of Mr. Green are; one is according to a public statement made at a Westside Action Group meeting by former city councilmember Rikke Van Johnson who served 12 years on the council, that Green has a "reputation of shooting Black people". I did check with Mr. Johnson and another former council member last night to see if their statement or opinion of Mr. Green had changed and they said it had not. The other reason is, the abrupt retirement of McBride, which is in keeping with the same way other chiefs before him have left the city. It is a system of replacing yourself with your friend, who looks like them. This is the way McBride got into the position. Next, I did check with city hall to determine if it was true about Chief McBride and them considering the appointment of Green as Interim chief and it was true. Having said all of that, I wish Chief McBride a happy retirement life and request of you council and city manager to appoint any one of your other captains as interim police chief but not Mr. Green. I think it would be irresponsible on your part to do so under the current national racial climate and the need for a diverse and inclusive staff. There are some other important issues on your agenda but time does not permit me to comment on them. Please Stay Safe and have a wonderful meeting. Hardy Brown, Chair of the NAACP Legal Redress Committee and retired Publisher of Black Voice News.