Embattled Pacific mayor: 'It's mutiny. It's mutiny.'
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PACIFIC, Wash. -- In the wake of his Thursday arrest inside City Hall, Pacific Mayor Cy Sun says he has a political mutiny on his hands.
On Friday, Sun left the building without acknowledging the two Pacific police officers standing guard outside the city clerk's office.
The office is still locked and off limits to Sun because of accusations that he destroyed city documents.
"I'm the mayor, but I don't seem to have any control over the police department," Sun said. "It's mutiny. It's mutiny."
The city clerk, who has been in a long-simmering feud with Sun, is on temporary disability leave and asked police to keep Sun out of her office. On Thursday, Sun attempted to get into the office and was promptly arrested.
As he was being led away from City Hall, Sun told the arresting officers they were fired.
"Well, they were man-handling me, yes. Three of them," he said.
Right now, it appears nobody -- including city leaders -- is quite sure what's happening in Pacific.
"I understand the mayor has fired several of our police officers, which will cripple our city's ability to adequately protect our citizens," said City Councilman Gary Hulsey.
The three officers in question did show up for work on Friday.
This week's trouble is just the latest in a long battle between Sun and the city council. Since he was elected in a write-in vote, Sun has fired several department heads and other have left voluntarily.
For his part, Hulsey believes Thursday's arrest was nothing more than a staged publicity stunt.
The King County sheriff's office, the prosecutor's office and the state patrol have all been requested by the city council to look at the allegations against Sun.
On Friday, Sun left the building without acknowledging the two Pacific police officers standing guard outside the city clerk's office.
The office is still locked and off limits to Sun because of accusations that he destroyed city documents.
"I'm the mayor, but I don't seem to have any control over the police department," Sun said. "It's mutiny. It's mutiny."
The city clerk, who has been in a long-simmering feud with Sun, is on temporary disability leave and asked police to keep Sun out of her office. On Thursday, Sun attempted to get into the office and was promptly arrested.
As he was being led away from City Hall, Sun told the arresting officers they were fired.
"Well, they were man-handling me, yes. Three of them," he said.
Right now, it appears nobody -- including city leaders -- is quite sure what's happening in Pacific.
"I understand the mayor has fired several of our police officers, which will cripple our city's ability to adequately protect our citizens," said City Councilman Gary Hulsey.
The three officers in question did show up for work on Friday.
This week's trouble is just the latest in a long battle between Sun and the city council. Since he was elected in a write-in vote, Sun has fired several department heads and other have left voluntarily.
For his part, Hulsey believes Thursday's arrest was nothing more than a staged publicity stunt.
The King County sheriff's office, the prosecutor's office and the state patrol have all been requested by the city council to look at the allegations against Sun.
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Here are some facts that are more current: Pacific Public Safety Director John Calkins was charged with drunk driving and intimidating the arresting officer; he testified in court that he doesnât drink beer, while I have seen a photograph of him doing just that; he is accused in a deposition of requiring employees to view porn; he also failed a polygraph examination on whether he threatened an individual with a hand gun, and he was investigated for tampering with a witness. He proposed writing more speeding tickets not for public safety, but to raise revenue. His department practiced racial profiling. When a house burned to the ground on his watch, he bellowed at a city council member for asking why. When I published the claim that he was related to then-Mayor Howard Erickson, he bellowed at me in a city council meeting, denying the allegation. But according to the people who disclosed the relationship, it was Mr. Erickson who made them aware of it. No-one ever hauled him up short for this and other rude behavior until Mr. Sun put him on administrative leave for bellowing at the cityâs treasurer about a month ago. By the way, Mr. Calkins testified in court under oath that he canât raise his voice, so he couldnât have yelled at the arresting officer at his DUI stop. Or at me, either. I must have imagined it.
I love how staged the mayors attempt to get into the office was. Then he just fires the police lol. So unprofessional. There is no hope for this town.Â
colbertforprez IF you had any employees you'd know . . . employees are to be subordinate not insubordinate. If you had any employees and you gave them an order, an assignment, etc. and they refused citing ANOTHER EMPLOYEE told the NOT TO you would fire them too. The Pacific police are EMPLOYEES period. The Mayor is their BOSS period. The Pacific police are not voters, residents, or anything other than employees who are paid to do their job which includes following their BOSSES orders, not the orders of other employees.Â
So right it was staged. By the police. As soon as the mayor LET THE POLICE KNOW he wanted that door unlocked and they refused, the POLICE ran over and crime scene taped the door and posted blue guards.Â
This is the most embarrasing community right now in the state of WA. This is what you get for electing a write in, Mayor Hildreth happened to be one of the most compassionate, loyal, honorable Mayors in Wa state. He was recognized for many emergency management accomplishments, cared for the community, we are all not perfect, look at Washington DC. We all are having hard times, and most of us have since the Bush Admin, War, economy colapsing and I hear people complain about a water bill, the past mayor of Pacific failed to pay on time. (On the small salary paid in  peanuts), I thought I lived in a po dunck community named Kitsap County) we have always been the laughing joke of WA state, So glad its your turn!!!!, what the heck are you all doing supporting a power hungry, crazy man who thinks dictatorship in the newest fashion????? I will pray for you all, I feel sorry for the next mayor that has to clean up this mess, if it can be cleaned up..........Â
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@takingbackmytown DO NOT tell me to shut my mouth, you all are so friggin crazy and I do have a very personaal tie to Pacific and just may be your neighbor real soon but at this rate I do not think I want to live in a community like this.. I will not tolerate a Mayor like that. He even said in his prior election that he would work for the people, I do not see that at all, he is a dictator and displays mental illness.... Again, I would not tell you to shut your mouth and I will not shut mine. So glad that the police officers saved thier jobs today and look forward to the city clerk getting her 2.2 million dollar settlement, however, the city may not have a tort fund anymore if they lose their insurance!!!!!!!Â
kitsapneighbor if you don't like the UNITED STATES election process which includes the ability to vote a write in candidate for any office then move your rear to Canada.
@711 Cares I love the write in process, I just do not love the outcomes it has proven per history, again, my prayers are with you and the community
At the rate the new mayor is headed we won't be a city much longer. Jan. 1 everything shuts down because the new mayor caused the city to lose its insurance.Â
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711 cares, go ahead with your emotional slanderous tissy fit. It is expected.
I hope it does shut down and we become unincorporated King county. The city council desrves to be ousted on their murdering lover butts. They sit with a hunting knife slasher wife murderer co councilmember, Gary Hulsey with their bleeding hearts poor Gary suffered from PTSD and poor fellow murdered his wife but that's okay cause he went to prison for 8 years. BOO hoo for poor Gary.  What a bunch of crap. The council only cares that Hulsey votes their way with no regard for the murder of an innocent woman and the fact Hulsey claims oops I barely remember gutting my wife - feel sorry for me. Sickening. Â
Oh Lord settle down. You sound like Hildreth's lover. And the fact you live in Kitsap makes this none of your business. The mayors salary in Pacific is not meant to be a full time career paying postion and Hildreth knwe that. I know Hildreth quite well he's a glory hound, name dropper, can't get a real job, poser do gooder for attention. The guy can't keep an electrition job because he's always mouthing off about this or that wonderful thing he is doing for the world or name dropping this or that elected official and people get sick and tired of that self righteous crap. Hildreth is a total slob. No one and I mean no one gets in Hildreth's hous because he belongs on the Hoarders show. He didn't just not pay his water bill once in awhile he did it late for years, he never licensed his cat, he's always screaming for a police investigation of anyone that makes him mad or calling the PDC or elections. And Hildreth knew that councilmember Gary Hulsey is a convicted murderer felon, didn't say a word and didn't think the voters had a right to know. Honorable? Hildreth? What a joke!
@711 Cares But I bet he can spell past a 6th. grade education
Really truthbetold? You want me to care whether I make a typo and do a spell check on a forum. You get the message. I don't need to waste time making it perfect for you. Did I spell something wrong, maybe make a typoooooooo
@711 Cares _______When it is all over the news, it is my business and and I hope most of you are suied for libel or slander. Again this is so embarrassing to the City of Pacific ,Sorry to say but this situation is the JOKE!!!!Â
@711 Cares Wow, I will pray for you tonight, you obviously do not love thy neighbor nor treat thy neighbor as you would want to be treated. I am not a very religious person but I will admitt, prayer is the only thing that comes to my spirit right now, good luck to you and the mayor. I really hope no one ever talks about you and your skeletons in your closet like you have to others, shame on you, you really need to run for office as it seems as both sides of the street are so corrupt!
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pnwstguy Your connection is VERY personal. Tuck him in for me.Â
pnwstguy You sound like a dictator telling me to leave it alone. This is a forum which means back and forth back and forth just like you in your rocker. You claim mayor sun is doing the EXACT same things he accused OUSTED FORMER mayor HILDRETH OF DOING? Really? Funny, I haven't heard press that mayor sun has used the CITY credit card to pay airfare for his wife, I haven't heard mayor sun FORGOT to return an 8K check. Poor Hildreth and poor you can't get over glory hound Hildreth being ousted by a regular joe. Especially an 82 year old guy. Hildreth never could handle the FACT that when you run for public office ANYONE can say whatever they want about you. You're fair game. Hildreth is an overgrown school boy always running to the police, the PDC, or some mamma. Mayor Sun obviously get's this as it just rolls off his back, yet Hildreth and Hildreth lovers still simmer if anything negative is said about their overgrown boy.  Â
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Thank you @pnwsguy, I am appalled by all of this and I do have an opinion and a connection to Pacific which is none of 711 Cares business. We have a few people on the Kitsap Sun forum that refuse to let people post their opinions and name call like they are grade school. I am no bodyâs lover in Pacific, I am concerned about how the politic are playing out because this will set precedence in WA State law. This Mayor Sun accused the past Mayor of Pacific some of the exact things that Sun is doing now! Wow, I sure hope that some of the conservatives see what they have done now and hope that this playes out to a recall or resignation!!!! Just my OPINION and please leave it alone 711 Cares!  Â
Troller what the heck? You weirdo. I LIVE in Pacific. YOU DON'T.  Unless you are Hildreth. Everyone has a right to their opinion and everyone has a right to agree or disagree that's what the forum is for. But, people like you WHO DO NOT LIVE HERE do not have a right to attempt to dictate our town Hildreth lover or not. You just don't like my opinion and attempt to control things that are not your business.      Â
kitsapneighbor. Pay no attention to troller 711. He (or she) attacks anyone that disagrees with him (or her). You have your right to an opinion. 711 does not think so.
kitsapneighbor you are nieve and silly to claim just because something is on the news that makes it your PERSONAL business. If that were the case you'd have no time to breathe because there is plenty of stuff on the news Libel and slander dream on. Get a life and worry about your own town. FYI EVERYONE MAKES FUN OF HILDRETH BECAUSE HE IS A POMPOUS JOKE Â
URGENT: TOMORROW, Tuesday the 24th at 6:00 p.m. at Pacific city hall in the council room ------- the civil service commision of Pacific - which is basically some councilmembers and their hand picked appointees - are holding a hearing regarding the firing of ex chief of police John Calkins TRYING to bring this lunatric, criminal, drunk back as OUR Chief of Police. .
  I'm sure you remember KOMO's Tracy Vedder did numerous stories on Calkin's arrests and there was an outside investigation of Calkins which determined him to be dishonest and having abused his authority. Calkins was arrested for drunk driving in Bonney Lake, investigated for threatening his wife's ex husband brandishing a firearm, interfered and intimidated witnesses in a car accident John Calkin's son caused resulting in serious injury to others, and a trespass incident wherein Calkins actually removed the post to a gate to private property he had been illegally hunting on and threatened the property owner and the owner called the police.
 Calkins served at the mayor's pleasure and Mayor Sun fired Calkins as ex mayor Hilreth was either too cowardly to fire Calkins or, likely, Hildreth and Calkins had some kind of agreement benefiting them, both. Calkins should have been fired years ago, and finally Mayor Sun gave the citizens what they wanted and that was firing Calkins.Â
 I'm sorry for the short notice. There is NO way the civil service commision can keep the PUBLIC from this hearing as all hearings are open to the public, but they don't want you there, obviously.Â
  THE CITIZENS OF PACIFIC ARE GOING TO COME UNGLUED IF FIRED EX POLICE CHIEF CALKINS COMES BACK.Â
 I've had numerous residents tell me that if the ONLY thing Mayor Sun accomplished was firing Calkins then he was worth electing. That is how much the citizens dislike and fear Calkins.Â
The council and their civil service commitee want to bring Calkins back because Calkins, like the city council, opposes Mayor Sun and Calkins (based on his arrests and charges against him and my own first hand knowledge) will have no problem doing whatever the council wants legal or illegal.
 I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I mean, seriously, when the Mayor fires police officers "who refuse to walk and get out" why should I be surprised of this attempt to get fired ex police chief Calkins back?
Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but they are not entitled to their own facts.
Mayor Sun and others have stated that the City is full of corruption and cronyism. Where is the corruption?  Where is the corruption?
The former mayor used the City credit card for personal use. It was investigated. He repaid the City. The Council at numerous meetings called him on this issue. These are facts. Is this the corruption? It was discussed in open meetings.
The former mayor often did not pay his utility bill on time. He was charged late penalties as required by City Code. He paid those fees in addition to the bills. These are verifiable facts. Is this corruption?
A former City politician is using city property to store his personal possessions free of charge. This has occurred for more than ten years. Google earth images show this very clearly. Is this the corruption?
In January 2012, Mayor Sun requested that the council increase the pay for the City Clerk at open meetings, because she had been working 50-60 hours per week to help him understand the process. The City Finance Director also spent numerous hours helping Mayor Sun understand the City Finances. Are these the people he now accuses of plotting against him?
Yes using the city's credit card for personal use is corruption regardless of whether it was paid back. Hildreth just got lucky the prosecutor decided against pressing charges. Prosecutors do that all the time.
In a June 14th Article in the Auburn Reporter http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/158985855.html
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"I don't really know, but I assume it's because the mayor intended me to be barred from the workplace and be barred from working," Montgomery said. "I was told that he's attempting to give me some sort of letter. I'm assuming that's a termination. I don't know. I haven't received it. All I know was I was barred from my workplace and told by the city attorney to seek assistance to get into my workplace."
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Wouldn't surprise me one bit the main reason she is out on disability is to keep her job
choliscott Of course the soon to be FIRED city clerk is out on disability trying to keep her job. As soon as she uses up all her leave and if she's stupid enough to try to come back she will be fired. The mayor wrote up termination paperwork for Jane Montgomery and she knew it BEFORE she called the press to get on tv to CLAIM she was being harassed. AND GUESS WHO SHE CALLED KOMO THE SAME AND ONLY PRESS THAT WAS PRESENT WHEN THE MAYOR TRIED TO GET IN THE OFFICE TO GET THE FILES TO THE TREASURER AND STAFF SO THEY COULD DO THEIR JOBS.  COINCEDENCE?
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 That's why she got on tv in the hope that by doing so the mayor wouldn't terminate her. She gets on tv to claim she was some sort of whistleblower hoping that would stop her from being served with termination paperwork. It was all a ploy by the city clerk who likes to think she runs the city. The termination paperwork was written up on a thursday, the clerk gets word of it and the next day she goes on tv will her BS. Then officer Picket was given the termination paperwork on Sunday and told to serve her and THIS OFFICER CLAIMED HE COULDN'T FIND HER HOUSE? You have to be kidding..Â
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Remember this clerk also while on TV CLAIMED the former mayor Erickison was harrasing her, got a temporary antiharrasment order (everyone gets a two week one) and when she finds out her so called witnesses are not going to testify in her favor and Erickson has a lawyer THIS LOUSY CLERK doesn't even show at the hearing she filed for in the first place. NOW she has absolutly no credibility. Jane Montgomery CLAIMS she's so emotionally distraught she cant work BUT she can get on television. She didn't look or sound emotionally distraught on TV. She sounded like a desperate old woman trying desperatly to make the mayor and others look bad, claim she was a victim all in order to ATTEMPT to make it impossible to fire her. IT WILL NOT WORK. AS SOON AS SHE COMES BACK IF SHE'S STUPID ENOUGH TO TRY COMING BACK SHE WILL BE FIRED. MAYBE NOT THE FIRST DAY BUT IT WILL HAPPEN. Now who is ever going to hire her? If you were a mayor of ANY CITY would you hire this woman who got on television to trash her boss the mayor and others? NO FRIGGIN WAY. Â
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ICEBERG good Lord you are a fool. Hide? What the heck is that? This is a forum where people use screen names you fool. that's the whole purpose of it to be able to speak freely without having to worry about nutcases coming to your house. So, everyone with a screen name is hiding? Well then send them the same message. I don't give a care what you think of me. Fyi no one asked me who I am. Just like you have a screen name. You want to know who people are iceberg? Then start with who you are and your address and phone or just shut up if your not willing to do it while, obviously, thinking others should. As far as I'm concerned you are HIDING because I don't know who you are, but I know what you are
fire them all....
I happened to come across a code recently while surfing this new internet contraption device. I found something called the Revised Code of Washington. It was very enlightening. In it I discovered a code numbered RCW 9A.80.010.Â
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I was kind of wondering if the Police Department is so lacking in personnel why they couldn't rely on the newly changed lock to illegally keep people out? The lock was working as advertised. According to the convicted felon there is a dearth or defect in the number of police in the town. By posting these shorthanded and insufficient police officers as watchdogs at the doorway it appears that the reason was to make a false arrest and a big show. Usually you get a nice dinner with a big show.Â
granny mac you are right on the money. Well said
Pacific is comedic small town lunatic politics at present. The best thing that could happen to the whole mess is to simply annex it into a larger municipality like Auburn and take the marbles away from these ridiculous old goats. You've elected some loony old tea bagger to run a community that should simply be a neighborhood for a larger city. This Sun guy is clearly WAY over his head, his agenda is going to completely screw up the community there, and the gang of tea baggers supporting him were popping off some of the most childish and asinine rants I've heard in a while. Here's some sage advice to all of you goofballs involved in the politics of Pacific. Quit and turn the "neighborhood" over to a municipality that can actually run it like adults. You're embarrassing.Â
@TruthinAdverts Am I missing something here? Where is the tea party mentioned? Some people see tea party boogiemen under every story? Does it even say he is liberal or conservative?Â
truthinAdvers a lot of us tea baggers would like nothing more than to be a neighborhood in a larger city. It would solve a lot of the decades old problems especially the corrupt bullying police force. A lot of the non tea baggers would also like the same. But, they think they mean they'd have to become part of Algona which is not true. As long as Pacific shares even a small boundary line with Auburn and they do, up by C street, we could become part of Auburn. It's bettter than staying Pacific. Anything is better
Ah, then we agree... your movement should be to annex to Auburn and not the rest of this ridiculous political theater. That's assuming Auburn actually wants Pacific of course.Â
Pacific has a long history going back at least 30 or 40 years of crap like no other city in Washington. Auburn's an angel compared to Pacific. The biggeer the town the harder it is to pull this crap. That's why they call it small town politics. Google Pacific police department Washington corruption
 @711 Cares Perhaps you should be organizing your co-harts on this forum to annex Pacific to Auburn. Somehow I suspect some of them would have as big of problems with Auburn as they do with Pacific. I'm afraid for some people, it's all about having problems.Â
As a pacific citizen I called Auburn myself. And spoke directly to Lewis who said Auburn would consider taking Pacific. That should have been done decades ago. Pacific is an old horse that needs to be put down
 @TruthinAdverts Since when is talking about the Cocstitution comedic? In another article it was stated a man was referring to the Constitution during the arrest. I dare say its not a comedic Constitution. It's a shame that you would even think such a thing. Whether you agree with people or not it's just not right to call people old goats. How would you feel if someone called you a Buffoon?
 @Granny_MAC I always enjoy the poser-patriots, when in reality, the heart of the tea party movement is far more based on personal greed than any alleged reverence for the constitution. It's like watching the KKK claim a reverence for the bible. It's simply greed enhanced by hate talk propaganda from "paid for" hate-talk media designed to "stir the stupid". As far as my terminology, age has nothing to do with it and to watch you people try to character assassinate everyone who disagrees with you in this forum and then faux-pose as "personally injured" when someone calls you a goat is humorous. Pacific is nothing more than a neighborhood, and watching a bunch of inept fools try to wrestle for control of it is pathetic political theater at best. Â
 @Granny_MAC Funny you'd imply that after you'd just engaged in hyperbole yourself ; ) I've no personal stake in your little mayberry battle... I just find the whole poser-patriot movement utterly ridiculous, and many of the comments here are reinforcing that famously. Â
Hyperbole much?
granny mac you are adorable and so right
AMEN vadersith
 @vadersith  @711 Cares and yet they aren't... gosh... why isn't anyone listening to your wise suggestions vader. Perhaps it's the black cape = )
 @711 Cares these officers should be arrested for impersonating an officer.. they were publicly fired and are no longer officers... they should be charged if they showed up to work in they uniforms after being terminated..
granny mac I think you should be our leader for a peaceful protest to demand these fired officers vacate the station. The poster that said it's an embarrasment is right. How does it make the citizens look when a mayor fires police officers and they just ignore him and stay and no law enforcement agency will help.
 @711 Cares Thank you kindly. I get that a lot.
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cptmac 11 WHY are you posting your political crap on this forum? CLEARLY you can see this is a forum regarding the city of PACIFIC. Go highjack some other forum or bettter yet take your politics where they belong to a political forum and get the heck out of ours. This is not the place for you to highjack
@cptmac11 What does this have to do with the story & how many other articles are you posting the same comment on?