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Windcrest ethics commission finds no violation in police chief’s complaint against volunteer Pamela Dodson
Summary
The Windcrest Ethics Commission voted unanimously Dec. 13 to find no violation after hearing a complaint filed by Police Chief Jimmy Cole accusing volunteer Pamela Dodson of abusive, misleading social-media posts about the city’s animal-control practices; Dodson and supporters said the complaints were retaliatory.
The Windcrest Ethics Commission voted unanimously on Dec. 13 to find no violation of the city’s ethics code after considering a sworn complaint filed by Police Chief Jimmy Cole against volunteer Pamela Dodson over social-media posts about the care of animals in city custody.
Chief Jimmy Cole testified that the complaint arose from a December 18, 2023, post about a dog named “Sugar” and related posts that he said were misleading and abusive toward city employees. “The posting attacked was abusive towards city employees,” Cole said, adding he believed the posts had affected staff morale and, in his view, improperly influenced a request-for-proposal process for the city animal impound facility.
Pamela Dodson, the respondent, denied abusive conduct and urged the commission to consider context. Dodson provided a timeline of transfers and…
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