The looming summer layoffs have created significant tension in the ranks of the Troy Police Officers Association and the Troy Police Command Officers Association so much so that the Troy Command Officers are trying to find a means to confine the job loses to the Troy Police Officers Association and shield themselves, I guess that  is what we have grown to come accustomed to from the leadership ranks not surprisingly.

The information obtained says that the Command Officers are trying to find a legal basis where they can self demote or a similar method to return to the police officers union to the detriment of the lower seniority police officers who would face job cuts and could face even more job cuts if this tactic is allowed to stand. Low level Sergeants and Lieutenants are looking to return to the officers union, a union they left in favor of getting promoted. A promotion was not mandatory to accept and was a probationary one year time limit which would have given one year to change their mind and return to their previous job assignment. Now after taking a promotion, making more money and leaving a previous union, all done voluntarily, these same people want to come back and steal back the jobs from those who filled open slots or did not have the same opportunity just to save their own jobs - ridiculous!

So much for the "thin blue line" and the "family" attitude that normally prevails in a cohesive police agency............Lets avoid the entire problem and outsource or regionalize and let the Chief and all his administration re-interview for command positions in a combined multi- municipality police department.

Time to regionalize or outsource is definitely here. End this embarrassment for good!