Mayoral Chief of Staff Jared Kupiec, left
(sorry Dave, I know you hate this picture, but I don't know how many more opportunities I will get to use it)
Several Police Officers have contacted me regarding this stating that the workout area is where they go to "blow off steam" after their shifts and they felt uncomfortable talking freely with the Mayor's Chief of Staff listening to their conversations. I can't say I disagree. I might direct Mr. Kupiec to the downtown YMCA, they sell memberships there and with his salary he can well afford it.
The added benefit is that it is a half block from Max Downtown. There is nothing like a filet and a belly full of caviar after a good workout, except now he will have to pay for it himself
Below is the Auditors e-mail to Chief Rovella requesting his action:.
Subj: Access to the Public Safety Complex and Gymnasium
Chief
Rovella:
This is
to follow-up on our previous correspondence regarding the matter of Jared
Kupiec’s access to the Public Safety Complex (PSC
1.
Providing Mr. Kupiec access to
the PSC gymnasium raises the issue of fairness in that it is granting this
privilege to one, albeit high level City of Hartford employee, while excluding
others. It was also brought to our attention, through the tip, that certain
officers are concerned about discussing potentially sensitive case information
and other Police matters in Mr. Kupiec’s presence.
2.
There
is also a question as to the need for Mr. Kupiec to have a separate key card to
access the PSC. We understand that the front desk of the PSC is manned on a 24
hour, seven day a week, 365 day a year, basis. As a result, Mr. Kupiec could
reasonably be granted access to the PSC on an as needed basis by the officers at
the front desk.
In light of the above, we
recommend that you discontinue granting gymnasium privileges to Mr. Kupiec. In
addition, unless there are reasons that we are unaware of for Mr. Kupiec needing
his own access card to the PSC, we recommend that you deactivate his access
capabilities and recover his card.
Please let us know your plans and
timeframe for addressing this matter. If you have any questions regarding this
request or the above please let me know. Thank you.
Patrick Campbell



