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Testruth asks for volunteers: Public Safety Board needs help
Southport Mayor Jesse Testruth announced open positions on the Board of Public Safety (BPS) at the May 21st Council meeting and asked that citizen volunteers connect with him through eMail to MayorTestruth@CityofSouthport.org if interested in serving. Testruth’s previous appointments, Kevin Bandy and Andrew Harrison we’re told their services were no longer needed in a letter hand delivered by the mayor just before the May 2012 council meeting. Bandy had served first as a member of the board since … Read entire article »
Filed under: Conversations, Headline, Public Safety, Southport
Patching up Southport
Mike Alexander, Southside Times on 30MAY12 reports: Southport Mayor Jesse Testruth has been on the job for nearly six months, and he is working to patch up hostile differences within this community of 2,000 residents. For the past four years under the administration of Dr. Rob Thoman, the community nestled east of Madison Avenue on Southport Road, has been in turmoil for lack of budgetary figures presented to city council members, and not having prayer at the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Conversations, Headline, News, Southport
Asst. Chief Bick resigns from SoPD
Southport Mayor, Jesse Testruth confirmed at Monday nights Council meeting that “Wild Bill” Bick has resigned from his appointed position as Southport’s Assistant Chief of Police. Testruth announced that IMPD officer, Curtis Johnson would be serving as Deputy Chief “until this big mess gets straightened out”. The suspended asst. chief has come under fire recently from Public Safety Board members for impersonating an officer. In April, complaints were received by Southport’s Public Safety Director Kevin Bandy that … Read entire article »
Filed under: Conversations, Public Safety, Southport
Mayor Attempts Removal of Southport Whistleblowers
Southsider Voice correspondent, Al Stilley is reporting today that Mayor Testruth has removed Public Safety Director, Kevin Bandy and fellow safety board member, Andrew Harrison from the Southport Safety Board. Both deny any correspondence or official notification from Testruth removing them. “Yes, we walked out of the meeting Saturday when Mayor Testruth could not see that laws were being broken. We didn’t want to be part of the cover-up” said Bandy. “We certainly didn’t resign” … Read entire article »
Filed under: Clerk-Treasurer, Headline, News, Public Safety, Southport
Safety Board Walks Out in Protest: Mayor Ignores Concerns of Illegal Activities
Southport’s Director of Public Safety, Kevin Bandy and fellow Board member, Andrew Harrison walked out of the monthly Safety Board meeting in protest after the Mayor, Jesse Testruth and Chief of Police, Randall Ellison failed to curtail alleged illegal activities by certain Southport police department employees. At the forefront of the protest are concerns of legality in recent of police activities by Southport Assistant Chief, William “Wild Bill” Bick. Bandy calmly explained his concerns but pushback … Read entire article »
Filed under: Community, Headline, News, Public Safety, Southport
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