RICHARD ALLEN SCOTT - Through the Years

RICHARD ALLEN SCOTT
THROUGH THE YEARS
I reached 30 years of service this year, with Commissioner
Phil Murray pinning my silver bar on my Long Service Medal.
Robyne graduated from
Algonquin College and
started working as a
travel agent. She was
also bartending at
various popular Byward
Market premises.
Chris applied for the
RCMP as a Regular
Member, and to Peel
Regional Police, and
completed his application
for policing Ontario-wide.
He also moved from Ident
to a new position with the
Tainted Blood Task Force
in “A” Division.
Meanwhile, he was working part-time at a group home to
increase his experience. He also bartended and eventually
‘bounced’ at downtown pubs.
It was apparent this year that my role in the position of Business Systems Process Architect was
not as successful as had been hoped by the creators of the position. The main reason, in my
opinion, was the fact that the managers I normally had to deal with were 1 to 2 ranks above
mine, they were very protective of their ‘turf’, and were change-averse. Basically, it wasn’t
working as intended. The position was cancelled. That left me at the mercy of Officer Staffing.
I wasn’t bilingual, didn’t have a University degree, and therefore my options were extremely
limited.
I did, however, take solace in the fact that as a result of my Informatics ‘review’, changes were
ordered from the highest levels, and my D/Commr. boss wrote in my last performance appraisal:
While Supt. Scott’s recommendations have caused some consternation within
the Force Informatics area, by and large he has been recognized as being
insightful and with reason...He is a person of high integrity and forthright in
manner, thought and not afraid to say what he believes. He has played a very
important role in moving the Informatics agenda forward and played an essential
role in the area realigning priorities in a far more realistic manner. Some have
not appreciated his work and these people have tended to be defensive about
the Informatics program. The resistance has not dissuaded Supt. Scott but I
believe it did cause him to reconsider his future in the Force for a period of time.
He was right. And it was not just for ‘a period of time’, either.
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