cltyof CINCINNATI Interdepartmental Correspondence Sh Date: 38-18 To: Mr, Hamy Black, City Manager From: Colonel Eliot K. Isaac, Police Chief Copies to: Subject: Conduct of LTC. David Bailey Ithas become necessary to bring to your attention an urgent situation that has become unmanageable involving a member of the senior command staff of the department. A clear pattern has emerged regarding LTC Bailey’s conduct during my tenure as Police Chief. His behavior is indicative of a systematic effort to undermine my authority as Chief and create a chaotic atmosphere inside of the department. His efforts have been to establish pathways to evade or conceal matters that require my attention or decision making. A few examples of this conduct are: * Approving and allowing, without my knowledge, District Two Captain Butler to restrict a Police Lieutenant to the stationhouse resulting in an unfavorable arbitration decision that now requires the department to compensate Lieutenants for Field Training Officer pay. * Consistently fostering conversations, in a juvenile fashion, with subordinates about departmental issues that the Executive Assistant Chief has the responsibility and authority to address or correct. Engaging in conversations with Federal Law Enforcement partners and authorizing investigations without my approval or permission. ‘¢ While assigned oversight of the Emergency Communications Section (ECS) refused to respond and address operational issues allowing the Section to deteriorate to crisis conditions. © Intentionally undermining the Collaborative Refresh Process by encouraging and undertaking in a confrontational attitude to antagonize the party members and contractors. © Directed the Internal Investigations Section and Inspection Section to undertake investigations without the approval of the Police Chief, ‘Failing to secure two confidential documents from under his command which were released to the media prior to the review or approval of the Police Chief. The first document was released from the Internal Investigation involving an investigation of an ‘African American Police Lieutenant and the second was the premature release of the Inspections Section Overtime Audit in which he was directly ordered secure by the Police Chief on 2-15-18.Itis my belief that these recent events rise to the level of insubordination and has created a condition that must be mitigated to insure the effective operation of the Police Department. ‘Therefore I recommend that LTC David Bailey be separated from service effective immediately. Mw