Why are officials able to resign leadership positions and still stay employed with the same entity?

[madville]

Been seeing this many times the last few weeks. A chief of police "resigns" their position but will still be employed in a different role. The SWAT team "resigns" but are still employed. A crowd control team "resigns" but are still employed. Guess that is a perk of having a strong police union, just demote yourself and keep building that golden parachute retirement.

[BamaRefugee]

1. Yes, it's VITALLY important to be a member of a strong union, at the same time you HATE UNIONS and

would gladly beat the life out of striking union members.
'MURICA!

[Miigwech]

2. Police unions are a sickness that only seeks to protect their own criminal element

They are not law enforcement, they are not protecting law, they are extrajudicial enforcement. How did we get here?

[BigmanPigman]

4. That so called union is giving all unions a bad name.

Unions need more support, not the police unions though.

[madville]

8. Exactly, all police unions should be disbanded

All they do is protect their bad apples

[KentuckyWoman]

3. I an fine with this in some circumstances.

The Atlanta Chief is moving to a city position that hopefully suits her better. Atlanta has made a lot of good changes but clearly there is an awful lot to do. They need someone who can get the overhaul done faster.

I see this the same as an NFL couch leaving one team and working for another.

[madville]

6. If she couldn't do it who will?

Why resign and not fight to make it better? seems weak

[KentuckyWoman]

9. She was asked to step down

And agreed. In this climate there is the longer term need for actual change plus the public image of a fresh face determined to get it done.

Changes already in process will take on new energy... hopefully.

[bottomofthehill]

5. They are specialty units,

Not the chief, but swat and crowd control, patrol division, K-9 you bid into them and get better or worse hours or more or less pay, but you are not forced into them and not forced to stay. Some like K-9 has a minimum time in due to training and training a replacement.

[Ms. Toad]

7. Given what just happened in Ohio -

I thought you were talking about Dr. Acton (who resigned as the head of the Department of Health, but is remaining employed as DeWine's chief health advisor).

As to recent police resignations, you may well have a point. But more generally, there are lots of reasons to resign a leadership position but remain employed. Alone, it is not necessarily sinister. In Acton's situation her resignation was most likely the result of threats of violence + working close to 24 hours a day nonstop. DeWine kept her becuase they work well together, and he values her advice.

[delisen]

10. Police chief resignations are political responses

Allow jurisdictions to show something being done . Mayors want to demonstrate they are acting swiftly and decisively or else demands for their resignation will begin.

It is a political move.