The mayor thought it was too rich to begin with. He really wanted this deal to happen, but he also wanted to try and protect the taxpayers.

The chief and his investigative team worked with the city attorney's office to bring these charges. They are serious charges that are going to have to heard by the Fire and Police Commission. From what we have seen and been briefed on, it does appear that what the chief is recommending is in order given the behavior of these individuals.