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BETHEA: Who adopts the rules? <br /> VIERRA: Pardon me? <br /> BETHEA: Who sets up the rules? . <br /> VIERRA: The chief of police. I 'm in the process of <br /> changing that one. <br /> CUSHNIE: Mr . Chairman. <br /> GREENWELL: I don' t think that' s fair for the chief <br /> of police to have to do that. <br /> CUSHNIE: Yeah, I think that. . . , <br /> GREENWELL: (Inaudible), get blamed for it. <br /> CUSHNIE: I think that imposes a serious burden that <br /> we should perhaps not be asking of all of our department <br /> heads . You mentioned that other county charters do not <br /> permit the political participation. Is this only on police- <br /> men' s time, their work time? Or is this in their free time <br /> also? <br /> VIERRA: This includes all time. <br /> CUSHNIE: Has there been any squawk from the union <br /> or policemen' s ,union? <br /> VIERRA: (Inaudible. ) This is why the union has <br /> become a , political voice of policemen. They 're the only <br /> ones that can step out of their roles as police officers <br /> and move to`roles. as union representatives as political action <br /> committees that endorse certain politicians . But they ' re <br /> doing it as a police union rather than. . .rather than <br /> individual officers . <br /> CUSHNIE: So you feel that this in no way curtails <br /> the policemen' s freedom to speech? <br /> VIERRA: None whatsoever . <br /> CUSHNIE: Okay.: Thank you. <br /> JUVIK: Excuse me, Chief Vierra, is there any reason <br /> to single out policemen for this political non-involvement? <br /> Could such a provision be applied to all civil service, <br /> employees in the County? <br /> CUSHNIE: (Inaudible. ) <br /> 206 <br />