The Manitowoc Common Council President is in some hot water over comments he made at a recent Personnel Committee meeting.
The committee gathered on February 6th to discuss, among other items, a residency accommodation request for two Manitowoc City Firefighters.
As seen in the video of the meeting, Council President Steve Czekala opposed the proposal, saying “The dad in me wants to teach youse two a life lesson and kill this thing. But, I will make a motion to extend it for six months. No longer.”
The extension was approved after which, Czekala said…
Audio PlayerThis caused outrage from the Manitowoc Professional Firefighters Association Union, who are calling for Czekala to publicly apologize, acknowledge that the threat was illegal, and for him to be removed from the Personnel Committee and all matters related to the Firefighters Union.
