Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo will have to present the city manager with a game plan for not only combatting crime but for interacting with the media and for moving forward with commissioners that he has accused of misconduct and is locked in battle with.
City Manager Art Noriega also wants Acevedo — who is now accused of having crashed his police vehicle and failing to report it — to provide an evaluation of himself in his first six months as top cop in Miami.
All this seems like the back story to the termination that is coming and that some commissioners have said is warranted. It sounds like Noriega — who already said the chief “failed to navigate the politics” — is laying the groundwork for Acevedo to fall short professionally as well. That way they can try to avoid his dismissal being called a political lynching (because it is).
Noriega’s memo Thursday followed Monday’s special commission meeting called by Commissioner Joe Carollo to discuss Acevedo’s actions — including accusations of misconduct by him and two of his colleagues — and his future in the city.
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Noriega mentioned the memo on Friday, during a second special meeting, when Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla asked what Acevedo has done other than promote himself and piss them off. He said the memo covers a “number of initiatives and strategies he has to have by Monday.”
Basically, what he hasn’t done that he should have done.
“Given recent events, I am concerned about the operational readiness of the Miami Police Department (MPD),” Noriega wrote in the memo. “These events have given the public cause to question the MPD’s effectiveness in its operations and necessary community relationships.
“The very public, personal attacks and insensitive comments which permeate national media have decreased officer morale, and continues to threaten the public’s confidence in the ability of the MPD to carry out directives related to public safety,” he continued, asking for the chief to provide an action plan by close of business Monday that address a polling plan, a management plan, department morale, Acevedo’s role with the media and, most notably, his relationships with the commissioners.
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“Please address how you plan to repair your relationships with our elected officials to, again, ensure that the MPD can collegially work alongside our policy makers to effectively protect and serve our community,” Noriega wrote, adding that he wants the chief to identify a 30-day, 60-day and 90-day timeframe “for implementation and provide quantifiable metrics for evaluating said implementation.”
That’s an invitation to fail.
Then came the pau pau judgement: “I believe you lack certain sensitivity training and cultural awareness with regard to this community and its residents,” Noriega wrote.
“While in the past you have not always been receptive to my advice, I believe now is the time to follow my counsel. Adhering to same is in the best interest of the City, the Administration, and the organization as a whole. I look forward to receiving your action plan and working together to implement same.”
Yeah, sure. Who is he kidding? There’s no way we can come back to being a happy city family after the last couple of weeks. Acevedo has to move out.
And Noriega must know that Mayor Francis Suarez and former Congressman Carlos Curbelo, his $5,000-a-month consultant, are trying to negotiate a clean exit for the chief so the headlines stop. One would think they’d sell advertising for the increased audience they have watching the meetings online now. A new revenue stream for the city! But no.
The mayor doesn’t like to share the spotlight and it is getting in the way of the tech boy convention.
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Art……You should have stayed with us in Houston
We don’t agree that a chief of police should divulge his policing strategies, publicly to a City Manager. He may have to render accounts , privately, but policing in a major urban area needs discretion. His comments on the political scene in South Florida, only signal he hasn’t been a resident here very long.
Who are You Going T Trust to Investigate The # 1 Enemy In Miami Dade County Politics & Police Corruption and FRAUD ? the Drunk SAO ??
Coward. Only a few short months ago Art, Francis and their respective wives were pimping this hire at the swearing in ceremony to further their business goals. Lots of smiles and selfies. How quickly their tunes changed.
Noriega is a joke and everyone knows it. Spineless twit who tries to play Boy Scout. He’s Joe’s b*tch. That has become apparent. Also, didn’t Noriega DEFEND Acevedo over Twitter recently? Now this? He’s a coward and a fraud.
Crazy Joe. Teapot throwing despot in training . Sometimes I wonder if this over the top outrageousness is just to make sure “ wife beater” is not in the first paragraph of his obituary?
Art Noriega was well known for his $350,000 pay and benefit package when he supervised meter maids. Few people knew Noriega let the design and construction of a new parking garage go $15 Million over budget. City of Miami taxpayers were forced to bail him out. Yet nothing stopped Art from taking trips and junkets on the taxpayers dime. Yup, just another corrupt Miami sleazeball.
The problem here is Noriega. He is a stooge and everyone knows it. He was hired because he can be controlled and the commission/ers railroad him repeatedly-just the way they like it. He lacks leadership and that is exactly what the commission wants. Look at the basis of the memo. He is asking the police chief how HE will work with the commission. WRONG! The police chief doesn’t work for them. The Chief works for the manager. As the manager he should come up with the plan to control the police chief when it comes to the commission. If Acevedo doesn’t follow the plan as set forth by the manager then Noriega has something to hold Acevedo accountable for.
Noriega, go back to keeping track of parked cars. You were mediocre at best doing that job. All of these problems, illegal night clubs, Commissioners with ghost employees, unlimited city cars for elected officials, 24/7 use of multiple police officers as body guards for electeds, etc etc etc are all under your lack of leadership. Art “Not Ready For Primetime” Noriega.
City of Miami elected officials and its top bureaucrats continue to embarrass themselves. They continue to harm Miami. Crazy Joe Carollo, Little Francis Suarez, Corrupt Alex DLA, Senile Reyes, Selfie Boy Russell and Corrupt Art Noriega have caused lasting damage.
” Then came the pau pau judgement: “I believe you lack certain sensitivity training and cultural awareness with regard to this community and its residents,” Noriega wrote.”
Aka keep your mouth shut about what goes on here and play the Cosa Nostra Miami game as it has been played for decades .
They know what Acevedo meant when he called the status quo here Cuban Mafia , he did not mean it the way Castro did but they jumped on it and now using it .
I doubt that the Commissioners or the DA want much cleaned up .
They want the illusion of it but not much more then that .
In the end the same bunch are reelected over and over or go from one office to another so any change for the Cosa Nostra is bad .