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Police deportments issuein Crete, GenevaNot all is “sweetness and light” as new years start in two Nebraska cities. The police departments of .Crete and Geneva were the center of interest. FMayor Whitley later told The Signal, Geneva newspaper, that he, Higel and Fairbanks had “worked out their differences,” and reappointed the chief.Harlyn Crisman, new mayor at Crete, appointed Eick Nettifee as jjpolice chief. He will arrive the first _of the year; is now chief at Medicine Lodge, Kan. Howard Camp, department member for over 10 years, had .been chief about three years. ^At Geneva, the council heard Po- Jlice Chief Tim Fairbanks blame asEa(personality conflict between himself and Mayor Dan Whitley for the fact he had been told by Bob Higel, city administrator, that he would not be £re-appointed chief. He said he was jtold he would be retained as an offi- vcer, at his present pay grade. Fair- tbanks told the council he would sue the city if demoted from chief to patrolman.Hearing the chief’s defense was his wife, Cathy, one of two new members on the council.At Crete, Mayor Crisman first said he would not re-appoint George Beyer as utilities manager, but after an executive session with the council, said he would re-appoint him. He gave no explanation for the two deci- . sions.Another new appointee at Crete is Don Goosic for the part-time $450 a month post of building inspector. Victor Welch had held what The Crete News termed a “controversial position” for about three years.
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Fairbury Journal News
Fairbury, Nebraska, US
Fri, Dec 19, 1986
Page 27
Full Page
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