For those who don’t know him, the following excerpt is from a May 8, 2007 Bergen County Sheriff’s Office news release:
Chief Broughton Comes Home To Teaneck
HACKENSACK - Chief William Broughton of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office returned to his alma mater this past Friday to take part in Teaneck High School’s Career Day. A graduate of Teaneck High School and a former Captain in the Teaneck Police Department, Chief Broughton spoke with students about the benefits of a career with the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and how the education he received in Teaneck’s public school has helped him achieve his professional goals.
[Additional material added 4/14 7:30 PM]
From the Bergen County Sheriff's Office Executive Staff page:
Chief William Broughton
Chief William Broughton has more than 24 years of experience in law enforcement. Prior to his appointment by Sheriff McGuire as Chief of Sheriff’s Officers, Broughton served as a Captain in the Teaneck Police Department, in addition to serving as Commander of that agency’s Detective and Youth Bureaus.
Working in conjunction with Executive Undersheriff Ralph Rivera, Chief Broughton is responsible for supervising the activities of all Sheriff’s Officers. He oversees security operations at the Bergen County Justice Center, ensuring a safe and orderly environment for the courthouse’s judges, administrators and millions of visitors. Additionally, Chief Broughton is tasked with managing the Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation which houses the BCSO’s Detective Bureau and its Crime Scene Unit which provides advanced forensic investigation services to 70 of Bergen County’s municipalities.
Chief Broughton is a Certified Public Manager, a graduate of the Bergen County Police & Fire Academy, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from the New Jersey City University as well as a Masters in Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickenson University.
18 comments:
how funny is that....she gave him a hard time and now he has her job
whats that line ...he who laughs...
Bill will be great.
Is this good for the taxpayers? Will he cut the fat she refused to touch? Does he know how to save money in the big expense areas of police (where he has brethren)and at the four frat (oops) fire houses?
great - a former disgruntled employee is now manager. didnt he sue Teaneck?
Since mistreatment of employees seems to be the reason for the rash of lawsuits, perhaps a former disgruntled employee, is exactly what we need. It's certainly an improvement over the person who is blamed by many for being the source of the disgruntlement.
Are you familiar with the Broughton case, Esther? In my opinion, he wasn't mistreated. Nor did the Judge who heard the case think so.
Is this the right move for Teaneck hiring someone with no municipal management experience? With all the mounting problems in town, seems like Teaneck was starving for a business professional with municipal government experience. Teaneck can't afford to make another mistake.
Jeff - I was just speculating on possible justifications for the decision. I don't know him personally and I have no idea whether he is qualified or the best candidate for the job. I also have no idea who else they considered in their hiring decision or what their criteria was.
Perhaps it would be helpful if someone could provide some background about his history with the town and his qualifications for the job. Does he have an MPA? Has he ever done this type of work in his prior jobs?
This is the guy whose sleazy lawyer -- whose other accomplishments included defending two self-videotaped racial profilers in the state police department and then engineering fraudulent disability payments for them when they resigned -- dragged Teaneck through the mud on his behalf, arguing a bogus discrimination case in the press only to "settle" for the vacation pay he would otherwise have forfeited for his job abandonment.
Apparently the Ferriero crowd still holds sway in Teaneck, because this was also the puppet's puppet in the Sheriff's department, who was hired to "replace" Gordon Johnson after he was forced out.
Unfortunately, someone saw the email I sent to the council this morning.
But I am not responsible for posting it here.
he's a cop with a chip on his shoulder and sleazy acquaintances and now he's the CEO of the Township of Teaneck - i don't get it.
One does not need an MPA or any certification for the manager's job. As long as he/she can deal with people; the public, the employees and have a supportive and able set of department heads. Most successful CEO's and leaders in America are part of a cooperative team all with the same goals. The key to this position is respect, patience, undertanding willingenss to be flexible and help from all involved.
"respect, patience, understanding willingenss to be flexible" - he showed none of these characteristics when he filed his bogus lawsuit against the town.
Here's the thing: The other clients that Mr. Broughton's lawyer represented over the years really have nothing to do with Mr. Broughton, other than to ironically highlight the moral bankruptcy of the case this lawyer was pushing on his behalf in his suit against Teaneck.
As far as that case goes, Mr. Broughton wanted the Township manager to hold his captain's position open for him so he could try out his new job at the Sheriff's Department and come back if it didn't work out. Personally, that seems like wanting to have your cake and eat it too, but I suppose good people can argue about that.
I'm not quite sure of the chronology here, but at some point Mr. Broughton sued Teaneck for its refusal to grant him leave, took the job anyway, failed to report for Teaneck duty, and was charged by Teaneck with job abandonment. Meanwile, his lawyer was very publicly accusing the manager and Teaneck of racial discrimination.
It was a charge that the judge in the case roundly rejected, finding that Teaneck had acted properly and seeing no evidence of racial discrimination. If memory serves, in the end the case was settled for around $14,000, which primarily covered Mr. Broughton's unused vacation pay.
Again, I suppose good people can have honest disagreements over whether Mr. Broughton should have been allowed to try out his Sheriff's job before giving up his Teaneck job. But those who honestly thought it was a bad arrangement (and probably bad precedent) certainly didn't deserve to be accused of racial discrimination. Nor did our community need to have this manipulative controversy aired in the press.
Yet, for the sake of his own self-interest, Mr. Broughton permitted his attorney to fan the flames of racial discord. To me that's unconscionable, unTeaneck, and unworthy of Teaneck's next Chief Executive Officer. The very least he could do before he takes this job is apologize to the people of Teaneck for engaging in such unnecessary divisiveness.
If no one on our until recently fractious council could muster a negative vote, it ought to be assumed that Broughton has some positives to recommend him.
So councilwoman Toeffler, you're quiet on this issue today!
Her vote to hire him is her stamp of approval.
True, but she was just one of seven.
Anon. at 4:37, I am sure he has some positives to recommend him. So do you.
There were actually only 5 votes. Ms. Parker recused herself because her husband works for Bergen County Sheriff’s Department as does Mr. Broughton. Ms. Honis is out of the country.
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