According to the city charter, the city manager can make that decision without council input. Lupo responded that the conversation was between him and the chief and he accepted his retirement. It just doesn’t make sense,” DeCanio said. “I would never have turned my back on this city and walked out in two weeks. There was no allegation on any criminal activity on the mayor’s part.”ĭays later on April 15, the chief offered a letter of retirement to the city manager.Īfter inquiries about this from city council, DeCanio spoke at Tuesday’s meeting, saying he wanted to stay on the job longer due to the pandemic. “The conversation turned to retirement,” DeCanio said in an interview. Then the subject changed to his retirement. I have the full story airing this evening on /Zw0xNFswHnĭeCanio said there was no such thing. Of course since it’s Port Richey, there’s some controversy with that decision. Neighbors gathered to say goodbye to Port Richey Police Chief Gerard DeCanio today.
