According to yesterday's Review suspended WPD officer Lt. Ed Wilson has been "invited to return to the police force" by Wellsville's mayor. If you have been following this story you know that Wilson was suspended this past June. It was never specifically stated by Wellsville's Chief of Police for what reasons the suspension was issued. Mayor Joe Surace said it was for Wilson's failure to show up at the Yost murder scene when ordered. However, with what has been released we can't say if that was the only reason behind the paid suspension. Police Chief Joe Scarabino issued the suspension and he hasn't been very talkative.
Since the suspension Village Council authorized the mayor to engage an out-of-town law firm to conduct an independent investigation of the WPD. While this was going on Wilson filed a slander suit against the village and the mayor. It appears that the independent investigation is completed and the mayor is following the recommendations of the lawyers from Cleveland by notifying Wilson to return to work.
Now the next move is Ed's who, according to both the mayor & Review Reporter Rebekah Potter, has been unavailable for comment. There appears to me that there is some legal strategy being played out here. What happens to Wilson's frivolous law suit now? By no means am I an expert on legal matters but it looks like Ed is close to checkmate here.
You really can't pass judgement on the merits of Wilson's suspension. Other than rumors we don't have all the facts. It's painfully obvious that the village officials have tried to resolve the problems with the WPD for some time now. To me they have tried to keep it mostly in house and not drag their dirty laundry in the public eye. This is standard procedure when it comes to personnel matters. Even Ohio law permits closed door meetings when it comes to personnel meetings of government officials. You can't believe rumors and much to our chagrin we have to wait to find out all the particulars.
We will eventually learn all the details as is our right as taxpayers. I can only assume that Mayor Joe Surace is following the advice of the lawyers and at this point can not put all his cards on the table face up. Since this investigation is costing us a bundle of money I think that is in the best interest of the village. No, this is not a game. It's real life here. There's a lot at stake for both sides. We just have to bide our time to find out but at least this case is moving forward and something is being done.
It's up to Lt. Wilson now. It's his decision on whether he wants to presume his law enforcement career or pursue other avenues.
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See, the mayor really wasn't against Eddie after all. He wanted an expert opinion, got it, and is now abiding by it. Welcome back Eddie!
Lt. Wilson being "invited to return to work" hardly means an end to the pending lawsuit. On the contrary, the contents of the report, which was paid for with taxpayer's dollars, and which Wilson's attorneys will undoubtedly subpoena as evidence in the pending lawsuit, will very likely be used to support Wilson's contentions. If it had indeed contained what the Chief, Mayor and others (??) were hoping for, I have no doubt that it would have been "leaked" to the media. But since it apparently cleared Wilson of any wrong doing, I sincerely doubt that the "powers that be" will want it out there for the public to be able to read and see how their tax dollars have been wasted. Perhaps more importantly, it may well show just exactly WHO is really behind all of the lies, efforts to discredit and attempts to get rid of Lt. Wilson.
You way off base on this Old Nib.
Mayor Surace wasn't against Eddie
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Should of done his job in the first place instaed of spending all that money!
It was council who voted to bring in a law firm and spend tax-payer dollars.
only cause the mayor and chief asked council to! ya think it was their idea?
You cant have it both ways. You want to blame it on the Mayor even if Council voted to do it. That sandwich wont go down. Council is its own governing body. They gave us the special council and the bill, not the Mayor.
HELLO
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS HEARD ANYTHING NEW ON TONIA AMATO'S MURDER ?
it was self-defense, not murder.
[QUOTE: Even Ohio law permits closed door meetings when it comes to personnel meetings of government officials]
The law also allows ANY citizen to read a public employees' personnel file (with very few exceptions: medical information, social security numbers, payroll deductions). Might be interesting to read Lt. Wilson's.
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