North Huntingdon debates ex-chief’s suit settlement
"The document (settlement) speaks for itself," Dice said.
The township paid a
But commissioners -- both current and former -- weighed in, reopening a bitter divide on the board.
Haigis implored people attending Wednesday's meeting to hold those commissioners responsible and vote them out of office.
Commissioner
Former commissioner
Gray predicted the insurance company will recoup the money by charging the township higher premiums.
Bertani, who made the motion to fire Lisiecki, said he stands behind his decision to fire the former chief, who was hired in 2012. Bertaini said he received legal advice from both Dice and his law partner,
"Everything was on the up and up," Bertani said.
Had he been deposed in the lawsuit, Bertani said he would have provided attorneys with three pages of reasons for the firing.
Martino said he also was not deposed but believes the department is "100 percent better" than it had been.
In a surprise appearance, Lisiecki walked in during the meeting, handed an envelope to a township secretary and left. Kucera later said the envelope contained gun bash tickets.
"They did not have a case," Lisiecki said of the lawsuit as he stood outside the meeting room.
The termination letter clearly stated he was "fired for no reason," said Lisiecki, who now works as a school police officer in the
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