His deflection has been: âMy mother.â
âMy mother would be a great chief of staff and a great asset,â Lucido repeated to The Macomb Daily as to what he has told people. âShe knows exactly how I am thinking and how I react because of her motherly instincts.â
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Lucido, of course, was joking that his 90-year-old mother, Anne, would be appointed.
But Anne Lucido might as well be appointed, for now, as Lucido is virtually mum on the topic.
âI have candidates,â he said.
He said he expects to announce the appointment late this coming week or the first week of January when he takes office. He said he will pick âthe best qualifiedâ person.
Thomas had served with KDPS as the Chief since 2017.
During a virtual meeting Monday night, City Manager Ritsema spoke on the matter, explaining why it had previously been said that she had resigned. The conversation began earlier in the meeting when an item was presented for approval, which would allow KDPS Assistant Chief of Investigations David Boysen to enter the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP).
According to city documents, KDPS members are eligible to retire with an unreduced pension at any age after 25 years of credited, or age 50 with 10 years of credited service. The program allows those approved to defer their retirement allowance for a specific period of time, as long as that period does not exceed eight years. Documents state that this program allows the city to “retain valuable, skilled employee’s and aid with succession planning.”
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