Clyde, North Carolina town leaders have suspended their police chief for a month without pay, according to a report in the Smoky Mountain News.
The paper says Joy Garland, town administrator, said the Board of Alderman made the decision effective Dec. 16. In addition, she said privacy laws do not allow her to discuss the reason for Dereck Dendy's suspension.
Dendy has been a police officer for the town of just more than 1,300 since September 1998. He was promoted to chief in 2008.
Mayor Jerry Walker said a pre-disciplinary hearing for Dendy is set for Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. with the five-member town board. This hearing presumably affords Dendy the opportunity to respond to further disciplinary action being considered by the board.
Walker noted town leaders opted for an unpaid suspension because otherwise, the mayor said, “it’s just a month-long vacation.”
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