I believe the organizational realignment helps to streamline our department so that we can more rapidly and effectively address our missions of public safety.

It's a life and death issue. We're losing six people a day from prescription drug abuse.

It was a poorly managed contract. I think this is a classic case of mismanagement.

Intimidation is going to stop. If there's any intimidation, I'm going to do it.

I think it really puts the department on very solid footing to do its missions and do it in a streamlined and effective manner. This is a very healthy and very positive realignment.

You have my thanks, my appreciation, my admiration. You can't pay people enough to take the risks that you do.