![]() ![]() ![]() He also cited General Order 1.03: “Employees are expected to present themselves in a businesslike manner. ![]() Police Chief Anthony Campbell, in filing charges against Bandy, cited General Order 85 on uniforms, equipment and grooming: “All employees (sworn and non-sworn) shall present a neat and clean appearance while on-duty.” The officer said he has a legal right to file a CHRO complaint. It also required Bandy “to withdraw his pending CHRO matter alleging gender discrimination based on the Departmental response to his facial tattoos.” The MOU also said the terms of the agreement would not set a precedent “with respect to any other Elm City Local bargaining unit member, nor shall it constitute any form of a past practice on either party.” “Officer Bandy shall be subject to referral to the Board of Police Commissioners for potential termination of employment for noncompliance, unless the chief of police determines that extenuating circumstances excuse such noncompliance.”īandy said he did not trust that he would be treated fairly by the administration and he would always be worried about falling into noncompliance. He said he had no problem agreeing to cover the facial tattoos with makeup/concealer. weather related).”īandy said that would set him up for failure if the concealer were to start to come off in the rain. It continued: “The Department may refer Officer Bandy to the Board of Police Commissioners for potential termination for noncompliance, whether such is intentional or not (e.g. When he and his union, Elm City Local, CACP, rejected that, the administration then offered a memorandum of understanding stating that he would be considered “in compliance with Department grooming standards so long as he covers his tattoos while on duty with make-up/concealer which fully obscures the three newly obtained tattoos on his face.” He told the CHRO that the police administration wanted him to undergo laser surgery to get rid of the facial tattoos and to pay for it himself. Nose piercings, nail polish, unapproved jewelry and even tattooed eyebrows and eyeliner, which is no different than any other type of tattoo,” he wrote. Females regularly wear excessive makeup, dye their hair red, blue, green. “Everyday for the past 11 years of my career, I have seen females violate this policy daily. Also, no piercings are allowed, such as nose or eyebrow piercing no excessive makeup, no hair dying “in excessive colors,” Bandy said in his complaint. He said there is a department policy that officers not wear jewelry, other than wedding bands and religious attire. He charged that female members of the department are allegedly violating the general order of the department that refers to personal appearance with no ramifications. In October 2018, he filed a complaint with the state Commission on Equal Opportunity, claiming gender discrimination. Your personal opinion is your personal opinion,” he said. “I am being treated in the manner that I was taught not to treat people.”īandy said some people might personally feel no officer should have tattoos. This is about following rules,” Bandy said, referring to the non-existent tattoo policy. “This is about treating people with respect. ![]() Among items on a posted agenda, members are expected to consider and “vote on the recommendation of Chief (Anthony) Campbell on the termination of Officer Jason Bandy.” There are multiple officers who wear tattoos, Bandy said, who have not been disciplined, given that there is no specific policy against it.īandy is now facing possible termination on Wednesday when he appears before the Board of Police Commissioners over his latest tattoos. The officer had tattoos on most of his body when he was hired as an officer in 2008 several years later he added tattoos to his neck and hands with no backlash as the department does not have a policy against tattoos, Bandy said. They are on his hairline around his face. That phrase, along with a small tattoo of a stylized capital D, which refers to Detroit, where most of his family is from and small Roman numerals for the date 4004 B.C. Survey: Civilians not bothered by tattoos on officers ![]()
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