Lathrop Fire District's Dirty Laundry Aired

• The grand jury report ( read the report here ) details even more alarming information about Neely and his management team including:

• Members of the firefighting and administrative staff reported they felt intimidated, threatened, or harassed to the point of taking medical stress leave, while some resigned their positions.

• There is at least one legal action filed (Superior Court of California−Case #STK -CVUCP-2021-0009068) involving the District which cites multiple occurrences of intimidation and harassment.

• The San Joaquin County LAFCo sent a letter to the LMFD Board of Directors on January 29, 2019. Members of the LAFCo executive team wrote that they felt they were being harassed and intimidated by two LMFD chiefs while at the San Joaquin County Administration Building.

• Employees also expressed concerns related to nepotism existing in the District where family members were hired for key positions or given preferential treatment…There have also been allegations of cronyism where preferential treatment or promotions were given to employees who were favored by the Chief.
  

What is perhaps even of greater concern from the grand jury report the incompetency and ineffectiveness of the Fire District Board of Directors, whose sole purpose is to prevent the toxic work environment created by Neely and others. Let this be a warning to Tracy!

As a reminder, Neely resigned in disgrace in April and several months later he is allegedly accosting a female city council member.