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By I livelihood· for 15 - 20 )'Ca;t'S. Miller have condemned the because of the high rate of Cause he did not come from
Nabil Hazemy, President of Hazemy also charg� the city union for seeking ch a ruling.. . e and the smallness of the Highland Park, but worked in
the Highland Par Police and with failing to negotiate in good Blac ell charged the union mmunity. the Detroit police system, and,
rue Association, representing faith during contract talks. was o_¥erturning a section in the He described the case of a therefore, could no understand
police and firefighters in the For one thing, he states, city charter, which declares that. lice officer, whose home was the requirements of a small
Highland Par Departlnent of management has offered the all employees live in the city, and sho t up" by a disgrun tied POlice force. Emerson grew up
Public Safety, charges Public I public safety officus only a 2% 'violated the will of the people Friminal. He implied the �d went to school in Highland
Safety Director MarsbaIl Emer- pay raise for two years, which (who voted it in), and placed criminal was able to know where ark.
son, Jr. an appointee of Mayor would not cover rises in infIa- police beyond the laws that �policeman lived, because lOne Afr ican American
Martha G. Scott, with unfair tion. apply to everyone else. e community was sipalI and union member expressed dif-
labor practices.. Hazemy claims that as a can- Union officials point out tha t people knew each other. ferences with the union position
Public Safety Director Mar- didate Mayor Scott made on a legal basis, arbitration. I Hazemy denies that there is a the December 12
shall Emerson refused to talk promises that since public safety awards can overrule charter any "evidence" of the fact that City Council meeting.
about �mys charges, saying officers under the Public Safety provisions. polic:e or firefighters who do not 81 think (Director Marshall) .
generallules of labor manage- Department had to perform the Blackwell stated that the ar- live m an area cate less about Emerson and (Assistant Direc
ment p ohibit issues under of both police officers and bitration award Was made by a eeping it safe or do a less effi- tor John) Colbert are con
negotiatio to be discussed in firefighters that they would Southfield firm, who were them- pent job. He stated many of- I eerned about . community,
the press, . receive more pay. He adds tha selves nonresidents of the city ficers have a strong feeling 1fhey lived in . community. 8
"The union may do so, but I pay for public safety officers are a d did no t care about its about lJighland Park, because He added that he had been
will not," Emerson stated. the lowest in the state. problc they grew up there. faced problems under former
Hazemy said tha the union When asked whether the One of Miller's appointees. However, one wPon official ayor Blackwell's appointee
wasnotviolating ceeptedrules, city, which· in debt and facing said, '1 feel as the police are an has accused Director Emerson Ho ard Johnson, having been
because such issues were going . state mandated cuts in � outside occupying force.8 of doing a less effective job, be- Written up for participating in a
into arbitration. departments, can ord . Some community residents Correction.. press conference.
"Morale is the 10 point ina-eases, Hazemy stated, "We· feel the same way. Hazemi stated that it would
I've seen in my 19 ears at the found money in the city budget One community activist, in Port' er d·.d not be wrong to assume that these
department because of poor that can be used" � about.the union's sup- differences of opinion repre-
working conditions," Hazemy "We are still willing to make port of Mayor Soott's recall, approve .sented a conflict between Black
said ,. concessions and negotiate said, "Howcan they try to decide I and white officers in the union.
"Officer are being being realistically:hesaid 'We'dlike who the mayor is, when they payment
driven away, snatched up by to do our share, if they (city of- don't even live in the city?" 'Onl the
other departments," he tated, ficials) do the same on their end Hazemy said that the arbitra- R Seigel
'We've lost 34-35% of our of- of the table.. . tion decision ruled against the lUGHLAND PARK- In the
ficers since 1986. That' got to At the same time that the ad- residency rule, because there �cember 18-24 edition The legal ide'
tell the peop something" m.i.lmtration· unwilliDg to in- w Dol enough housing for �chigan Citizen, it erron us-
Members have co to the crease pay, he claims, it is press- them. IYwasstate_dthatattheDece�- DETROIT - The Wol-
point here we will march in ing -for a greater increase in ·In 1988, there are more ber 1� ljIlgh�and Park City berine Bar Asso. offers practi-
protest- he dded. "W�'re no work. houses torn down tbanbuiltup." Council mee.hng that Council c I legal information on a
able to strike but we will The admin· tration, Kazemy he said, "Let us leave our life- President Lmsey Porter had variety of subjects through its
march."' said, wants to have police run a styles, puU kids out of school, rpversed his earlier position and r dio program " the Legal
Hazemy states there are 15- 12 hour beat He claims that move th.eo back to Highland VPt� to ap�r?ve payment to the Side."
18 grievances involving "petty stl!� show that such.a long Park: Where will we house - Smith �UlSlon. Compa�y for The program airs Friday
harrassment" or violation of the . shift m law enforcement work them?".. three po�ce vehicles, which he mornings from 8:30 to 9:30 00
labor contract by public safety creates a high level of "burnout" "She aid she mtended on had previously opposed. 90.9 PM. WDTR.
management officia1s. and when a past administration building 100 ne homes." he The story should h�ve
Hazemy claims the city has ' briefly tried it more officers stated. "I h�ve yet to see them. rep?rted P�rter voted agamst
failed to deal with such ievan- were hospitalized because of Let her build the new homes paymg the bill .
ces in good faith and thl had to stress and fa�. �d we'� � down and talk about I �orter explamed he opposed
go into arbitration. . The Public Safety Depart- this agam. "Th . . l.!_ �iving the tCOh mpanp bYI!heSDlOfnetY
Arbitr. ion, Hazemy states, ment is also setting a 12 hour He adds, . e co�tItuuon oecause e u IC a e y
means additional expense for shift for firefighters, which, he I says we have. a ript to live where �epartme�t had not gone to the
the taxpayer at a time when the claims, would cut down on : we want to live. .Clty coun?l for approval before
city is faci serious financial employees experienced in fire- � Currently, however, all other th� repairs we�e made, as re-
oblems cmg tigbting before the Public Safety employees, aside from police quired by �e city c:barter: .
pr Th . . . also nmo (0- de��nt was {lonned This and fire are compelled to live in Councilwoman Chris me
e unIOn IS --c r y-,.__, _, , C kl· .. ed P .
unfai labo dices he states, is dangerous in view of Highland Park and Scott stated cr3!' m JOm oeter m op-
�y o::c:e gr�ces in- the high rate of city fires. I her appointees, including Mar- mg the. �yments. .
lYe. obl that come up The union has offered.to ac- shan Emerson would have to Councilm n Frank R�ss,
:y to �y," �d cept a 10 hour shift, but � city reside in the city An officer also Comer Heath m d Dwight
As one example, he talb of refused, Hazemy states. expressed concern about the Downes supported the pay-
the ne public safety ad- Hazemy claims that t�e danger to law enforcement offi- ments.
ministration effort to change average age .of most public .... �- __ -----�'i_-�-----�--.,
8 ell established policies" safctyofficen 4Oyearsoldand Have' yl 0 U
without "negotiatioll or eoasuk - some have health problems.
ation· contrary to "our rules." The e officers, ho �re
Hazemy cites one issue ottc:n .sborthan� are �ttiDg WO rke d
regarding public safety officials tbeu 1M:' on the line. �y may
working at part time jobs on be reqwr"ed to saYe a .life" be I
their time to upport their stated All we ask. IS !o be a ro l!J n d
. rome. He states that many treated � and fa1l'1y. I II
have to do this, because city The � a;bo .charges �t I
public fety officer are the the admmLWatJon pressurmg I fj\ u d
t paid in the state. �Iic ��ty offi� to. aban- . \.lI
He ys that management in �n their right to live outside the • 1 ?
past administrations allo ed aty. . no I S e s· . For a simple, painless
um pr dices, but under the. Hazemy and o.ther pubhc h . t t a II
ne dministratioD, they "ran- safety officers �1a� that th I eanng es, c :
domly selected and decided" represents a �t th�y �n The Ear, No e and Throat Center of Detroit
could and could not keep thr�ugh a prCVIOUS arbitratIOn . 0161-6000' • TOY 867-6002
the part time jobs. Some, he ru� 0'
said, had to resign &-om jobs, However, former Mayors D. Kitain, D.O .• V .. <Sarlapaty, M.D. • M. McAdam, M.S., C.C.C.AI _
hich provided them with" Robert B. BlackweU and Jesse
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