The McCandless Police Officer?s Association

Re: Vote of no con?dence regarding Chief David DiSanti
12/04} 2018

It is the understanding of the McCandless Police Of?cers Association, as well as the individual
of?cers of the McCandless Police Department, that the current investigation regarding the actions and
activities of both Chief David DiSanti and Lt. Jeffrey Basl has been brought to a close. As it stands, the
MPOA would like to inform the Town of McCandless Town Council that our membership has taken a
vote of ?No Confidence" in regards to the performance and abilities of Chief David DiSanti to effectively
administer the McCandless Police Department. This vote is in the af?rmative, with 24 o?icers af?rming
a vote of "No Confidence?, one of?cer abstaining, and one of?cer voting against the measure.
Additionally, two probationary employees were not included in this vote, in an effort to protect both
them and their careers. This vote is overwhelming in its support amongst members.

The membership has refrained from taking this vote earlier, primarily in an effort to not
interfere with the ongoing investigation. Now that this investigation has concluded, we feel that now is
the appropriate time to provide you with this information.

In addition, it has come to the attention of the MPOA that a speci?c McCandless officer, who is
known to the membership as having a close, personal friendship with Chief David DiSanti, has made
statements that the issue at hand has been settled, and that Chief David DiSanti?s return to the
department is imminent. Given this fact, the membership of the MPOA ?nds it imperative the
McCandless Town council be provided with the opinion of the of?cers which serve this great
community. That community deserves no less than a true accounting of Chief David DiSanti?s tenure
and leadership of this department.

The MPOA and its membership stand in full support of our fellow of?cer in relation to this
current issue. We feel that the integrity of our department, as well as the community for which we have
pledged our lives and careers for, is at stake. As such, we cannot stand idly by without making the
opinions of the officers, which are the backbone of this great department, explicitly known.

0f additional concern, which we believe to highly relevant to the issue at hand, are statements
made by a former McCandless Chief of Police and former Councilman. It has been brought to our
attention that on the evening of December 4th, 2018, said former Councilman and former Chief of
Police was present at a meeting of the North Hills Boroughs and Townships Police Of?cer's Association.
This is a fraternal organization comprised of current and former North Hills area police officers, and was
attended on that evening by current and former McCandless police of?cers.

While at this meeting, said former Councilman and former Chief of Police stood up and
addressed those members who were present. This was done after the opening invocation and the
conclusion of regular business, during a time when the floor is open to members. Upon taking the floor,

the former Councilman and former Chief of Police stated to the attended membership that both Chief
David DiSanti and Lt. Jeffrey Basl were "overzealously" placed on administrative leave without a formal
reading of the charges against them. This individual then urged the attending membership to attend, as
a group, the Monday, December 10th McCandless Town Council meeting to show their support to Chief
David DiSanti and Lt. Basl in regards to this investigation. Beyond this, said individual urged the
membership to contact members who were not present, as well as member? wives, and indeed anyone
else that the members may know, to attend said council meeting to influence the decision of council.

We, the of?cers of the McCandless Police Department, have refrained from providing this
council our opinions on the investigation at hand, and have held off on our vote of no con?dence until
the conclusion of the investigation. We have done as such out of respect for the investigatory process, a
process for which we have dedicated our lives as professionals. We endeavored to avoid influencing or
tainting this investigation in any manner.

As a former police of?cer, we would have expected the former Councilman and former Chief of
Police to have the same respect for the investigative process. This individual's statement and actions
indicate that he has been privy to information that, as a now private citizen, he should not possess. It is
our concern that this individual has attempted to influence the course of this investigation, and intends
to continue to do as such at the upcoming council meeting. We would anticipate that the McCandless
Town Council would not abide by any manner of interference or in?uence on the part of any persons,
such as this former Councilman and former Chief of Police, in the pursuit of an unbiased investigation.

Respectfully Submitted,

The McCandless Police Officer's Association