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Methuen police chief doled out favors to councilors after they made him one of the nation's highest paid law enforcement officials
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The Methuen city council had just approved a contract that would make police chief Joseph Solomon one of the highest paid law enforcement officers in the country, setting him up to earn $326,707 in 2019. Councilors would later say they didn’t know what was in the contract, but not a single member asked any questions before the February 2017 vote.
Over the next six months, the police chief handed out extraordinary favors to members of the council or their relatives.
Now, an auditor hired by Mayor Neil Perry is putting Chief Solomon’s management style under the microscope, raising hopes among current city councilors and many officers that Solomon could finally face a day of reckoning after 18 years of maintaining power through what they see as favoritism and micromanaging.
Read the full story.
Previous coverage:
— Methuen's police chief is one of the highest paid in the country — and he says he deserves more
— Methuen council votes no 'confidence' in highly paid police chief
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