CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has suspended his revenue director for a day after an e-mail sent to police supervisors warned that the city was falling short of targets for parking ticket revenue.
Daley was critical of the e-mail, calling it "just stupid."
A Daley spokeswoman says Revenue Director Bea Reyna-Hickey will serve a one-day suspension. The spokeswoman says Reyna-Hickey was sanctioned because she's ultimately responsible for her department.
In the e-mail, a Revenue Department official said the number of parking and "vehicle-compliance" tickets issued during the first seven months of 2010 had dropped to about 642,000 from more than 850,000 during that period last year.
The e-mail didn't specifically suggest that police write more tickets, but critics say the message was implied.
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Daley was critical of the e-mail, calling it "just stupid."
A Daley spokeswoman says Revenue Director Bea Reyna-Hickey will serve a one-day suspension. The spokeswoman says Reyna-Hickey was sanctioned because she's ultimately responsible for her department.
In the e-mail, a Revenue Department official said the number of parking and "vehicle-compliance" tickets issued during the first seven months of 2010 had dropped to about 642,000 from more than 850,000 during that period last year.
The e-mail didn't specifically suggest that police write more tickets, but critics say the message was implied.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
