CHRO ex. rel. Donald Rajtar v. Town of Bloomfield - Connecticut ...

14. In matters of police officer termination Chief Hard is the principal decisionmaker but Chapman has the power to ratify her decision or not. TR p. 1160.15. The complainant had worked in security at a nuclear plant prior to joiningthe department. TR p. 790.16. Sergeant Michael Driscoll (Sergeant Driscoll) was the complainant’ssupervisor in February of 2004, and he was born on June 13, 1965. TR p.788, 796.17. Sergeant Driscoll’s supervisor, Lieutenant Mark Samsel (LieutenantSamsel), had noticed that the relationship between Sergeant Driscoll andthe complainant was beginning to “divide.” TR p. 635.18. Sergeant Daniel Mathena (Sergeant Mathena) was also a supervisor of thecomplainant and was born in 1952. TR p. 552, C-29.19. Sergeant Mathena and Sergeant Driscoll were friendly and socializedoutside of work. TR p. 752.20. On February 10, 2004 or February 11, 2004 Sergeant Driscoll and SergeantMathena counseled the complainant on a case he had handled concerninga mother who wanted to report that her son had been struck at school. Shewanted only to report it to make a record, but was content to let the schoolhandle it.Sergeant Driscoll and Sergeant Mathena believed thecomplainant should have investigated the matter further and sought anarrest if warranted. The complainant disagreed and did not want to“browbeat” people into making complaints. TR pp. 533-537.Page 4 of 56