City Settlement Could Send Terminated Officer Back To Work
A police sergeant could be returning to his job with Spokane Police after his termination in December of 2009. Brad Thoma was arrested for a DUI and failure to leave information at the scene of a collision. Spokane Mayor David Condon released a statement on Wednesday saying a proposed settlement would bring him back in the job with back pay.Condon says the city's settlement is a legal solution to a problem of financial risk for the City adding: "We are proposing this settlement to protect taxpayer dollars. Within the state legal constraints we operate under, this is a good legal and financial decision for the City."