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work, I think . I don' t see that political. . .where <br /> political input would perhaps influence fire control or <br /> management t; h a t might creep into police work , which is <br /> probably the reason the Police Commission was established <br /> in the first place. I 'm not. . . I 'm trying to imagine why one <br /> would want a fire commission. I'm having difficulty figuring <br /> the reason. <br /> BETHEA: Yeah. <br /> CUSHNIE:. That was the opinion, if maybe I could <br /> approach it from a different point of view. Chief Bello, <br /> I realize that you're new on the job, but Roman numeral <br /> three, your major function, A, office of the fire chief. . . <br /> I notice you have a line running directly to the managing <br /> director and then directly to the mayor . Have you had any <br /> input from the mayor that would change your administrative <br /> planning formulations and the things listed under your <br /> office of fire chief? Or do you foresee any way in which <br /> he will, I won' t say interfere, but challenge you directly <br /> in your day-to-day operations? <br /> BELLO: No, I haven' t experienced anything like that <br /> and I haven' t. . .we.. .realized anything like that or seen anything <br /> 1 i k e'. that ,in the past. I haven' t. . the structure' of the <br /> organization is questioned in that - respect . <br /> CUSHNIE: I see that as a major difference between <br /> the Police and the Fire Department. I feel that the Fire <br /> Department ' s under the same pressures, both social and <br /> political, that the policemen are. Certainly safety is a <br /> problem for both departments and it would be interesting <br /> to have a report later in ways in which the mayor could, <br /> by (inaudible) Charter direct the day-to-day operations of <br /> the fire chief . I think it ' s possible that it be done. <br /> So whether our mayor does it now or the mayor four years <br /> from now does it, the potential is there. <br /> BETHEA: I think your point is that there is no <br /> commission in between. <br /> CUSHNIE: Yes, sir . <br /> BETHEA: In other words , it ' s . . . the fire chief is much <br /> more of a political job because (inaudible) with Council ' s <br /> approval (inaudible) . That can become political over a <br /> while, but. . .but the Police ',Commission actually makes the <br /> selection although the mayor from time to time may have <br /> appointed most of the members of the Police Commission. <br /> Is that your point? <br /> CUSHNIE: Yes . And I would appreciate some further <br /> 185 <br />