Item 4C AttachmentCMO Chronology of DPS Events
15/30/2007Anonymous Letter Received
25/30/2007ACM Blagg Confers w/Human Resources
35/31/2007Letter forwarded to City Attorney Allen Taylor by Blagg
410:00 a.m. conversation (Blagg/Taylor)
54:00 p.m. Taylor voice mail - contacted DA's office
66/1/2007Blagg emails HR Director w/Status
Blagg interviews staff in three separate meetings:
76/6/2007
Wade Goolsby; Lt. Ben Brown; Sgt. Polley
86/7/2007Written statements provided to Blagg by:
a. Sgt. JC Polley
b. Lt. Ben Brown
Written statement provided to Blagg by Police Chief
96/8/2007
Wade Goolsby
Blagg receives call from Sgt. Polley. Polley states he
wasn't asked to do anything illegal or unethical and says
if he had been asked he wouldn't have done it.
106/11/2007Blagg interviews Capt. Rusty Daniels
Written statement provided to Blagg by Capt. Rusty
Daniels
Blagg briefs CM Shana Yelverton, and City Attorney
Allen Taylor via phone - discuss potential need for
outside review. Taylor advises that DA contact viewed
116/13/2007
this as a local political issue, that they cannot act on
anonymous notes, and indicated there would be no
criminal investigation.
Blagg instructs Chief Goolsby to call a meeting with
police staff to go over issues. Meeting held. Goolsby
126/13/2007
presented information, Blagg attends. A few questions
asked by staff - answers provided.
Made aware that employees were pursuing their
concerns about Chief Goolsby with the District
Attorney’s Office, the Texas Rangers, and the media.
Late September
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The City Attorney’s Office retained a noted expert on
2007
police procedures and operations to review the matter
for the city, at my request.
Contact was made by CMO office to secure the
14January-08
professional services of McNally & Associates.