Saturday, January 15, 2000
Norwood has deal with ex-chief
Brown's retirement negotiated
BY WALT SCHAEFER
The Cincinnati Enquirer
NORWOOD — A tentative retirement package for suspended former Police Chief Timothy Brown was agreed upon Friday afternoon by city officials, Mr. Brown and his attorney, David Barth.
Details of the proposed settlement were not released because the pact will not be signed until some details are worked out between the parties; and, City Council must vote to accept the package.
“It is important to close this out. It has been an ongoing issue and the situation has not been good for our police department or the city in general,” said Mayor Joe Hochbein. “I expect this to be resolved within the next two weeks, pending City Council approval.”
Neither Mr. Barth nor his client could be reached for comment.
Mr. Hochbein, Norwood Law Director Vicki Garry and Safety Director Cliff Miller met with Mr. Barth and Mr. Brown for about 51/2 hours at city hall Friday.
Mr. Brown, who has served the department 25 years including his last three as police chief, was suspended after a Dec. 5, 1998, acci dent. He crashed his Jeep into a utility pole. He admitted to lying by filing a report saying the vehicle had been stolen and also confessed to having been drinking alcohol.
Mr. Brown was convicted last September on charges of falsification. He was sentenced to 12 days in jail by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Norbert Nadel.
He served the sentence at the Justice Center on weekends. Mr. Brown has been on administrative leave without pay.
After the settlement is completed, the process will begin to fill the police chief's position.
Mr. Brown, 46, earlier admitted that he turned to alcohol under pressures of the job. He said he drank out of frustration.
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