FORT LAUDERDALE – Embattled Margate police Chief Joseph Galaska is preserving his task for the time being.
Galaska who has been with the office just about 30 a long time ran into difficulties a few months back when the city introduced a personal investigation into text messages he had despatched to a position officer about another feminine officer.
The confirmed texts from the main claimed, “She is not the upcoming” and both you (expletive) or you did not – implying the female officer experienced inappropriately state-of-the-art her occupation. That officer stated all those texts broken her track record and developed a hostile perform atmosphere.
Last week, Galaska acquired a ‘no self esteem‘ vote from unionized officers. Rod Skirvin, the head of the union symbolizing about one particular hundred officers, told commissioners in a letter that the main needs to resign.
Skirvin promises the main is part of “a pervasive lifestyle of sexism and discrimination.”
On Wednesday, the city’s commission voted to set the main on six months probation, slice his pay back, and be offered retraining.
A motion to terminate him failed.
Prior to the vote, Galaska apologized for the texts and reported there were being some improvements he would like to make within just the office but he required the city’s aid
