Comments on: Doan Retires From Boise FD

By: Bonnie Krupp

Bonnie Krupp — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:28:22 +0000

He did break campaign law by using his office address to file union politcal donations.
Clegg was another recipient.
Should our city employees be serving on boards? Does he have the time or expertise?
Their inspections seemed lax from my perspective.
Thought his cushy job would last forever?

By: Tequila Mockingbird

Tequila Mockingbird — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 23:29:56 +0000

It seems more likely that the administrative leave came after conversations with the mayor.

So, he wanted to stay on the books at $13K a month for three months and the mayor disagreed.

I can’t believe that Mr. Doan didn’t see this coming. A new mayor often means that at-will department heads are on the chopping block, As a vocal supporter of Bieter, personal friend of Bieter (which got him the chief job in the first place), and a member of the PAC that operated out of city offices (violation of city policy) supporting Bieter, he should have started cleaning out his office the day after the election.

He could have taken the offer and left with some dignity like so many department heads before him, but his ego is so enormous that we’re left with all this drama.

By: rabula

rabula — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 23:24:20 +0000

I believe the proper phrasing is “Doan is a native son, has been active in DemocratIC politics…”

It being a personnel matter not subject to disclosure under the Idaho Public Records Act, we likely will never know the full story of Doan’s departure.

By: XX

XX — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 22:44:26 +0000

There is probably alot more to this than the average citizen knows.

By: Margaret Lauterbach

Margaret Lauterbach — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:54:01 +0000

Doan and the firefighters came on publicly very strong for Bieter in the mayoral campaign. Was that in violation of the Hatch Act? I know that applies mainly to the Federal government employees, but any group receiving federal funds is bound by it too, isn’t it?

By: Michael Quinlan

Michael Quinlan — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:38:57 +0000

My guess: When McLean took office she told Doan he had to leave but as a courtesy gave him time to find a new job. Doan exceeded the time limit so McLean had him put on administrative leave to make it clear that he was going out. Doan tried to extend his time to find a new job until the end of May (he probably also got additional retirement benefits from the delay). The latest letter saying that the council will vote to fire him instead is McLean’s way of saying no, he can’t delay and has to leave now.

And, of course, this is all because of Doan’s support of Bieter against McLean.

By: Garry Beaty

Garry Beaty — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:24:11 +0000

Dennis Doan is a good man and Chief for 12 years. Shame she wasn’t smart enough to figure out a smooth exit.