The Captain's Kingdom, Keys To His Porcelain Throne

     The Fact of The Matter has obtained a handwritten note signed by Westfield Police Department Captain David Wayman.  Captain Wayman is the police department’s “Operations” officer. 

The note appears to have been written to the custodial staff of the Westfield Municipal Building located at 425 E. Broad St. 

     ADA (American’s with Disabilities Act) http://www.ada.gov/ specifically requires that all public buildings be outfitted with bathrooms accessible by those with disabilities whether temporary or permanent.  

     Westfield Police Department Captain David Wayman has ordered the custodial staff of the municipal building to keep the Handicapped Accessible bathroom locked and to not give anyone the key.  The bathroom that Captain Wayman references in his note is the Handicapped Accessible bathroom located off the police department’s main corridor and across from Captain Wayman's office. 

     Excuses by town management to a government agency that inquired as to why the bathroom was locked allegedly included that the lock was broken.  Currently, the lock is not broken.  

     There is no key available to anyone, to access this bathroom, except for of course, Captain David Wayman.  Is he handicapped? 

     A recent temperature reading, from a bathroom that departmental personnel have been directed to use further down the hallway, registered a temperature of 48.5 F.  Try sitting on that toilet seat, "Flick".  See what could happen if one sits on a frozen toilet seat.   Go to the following link to watch a classic scene from a classic movie.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XlPwsmkPHI

                                           Questions:

1.  Why is Captain David Wayman restricting the use of this handicapped accessible bathroom?

2.  Due to Captain Wayman conveniently changing his work schedule allowing him off three days a week, including nights, a handicapped person needing to access this bathroom is out of luck.  While Captain Wayman is “off-duty,” (no pun intended) where is the key?

3.  Why should anyone have to ask permission to obtain the key, in Captain Wayman’s possession, to use this handicapped accessible bathroom?

4.  Has Captain Wayman deemed this bathroom his “Executive Commode” for his own personal use?

5.  What laws are being violated having this handicapped accessible bathroom locked at all times without access unless a request for the key from Captain Wayman is made?  No guarantee he will even relinquish the key upon request.

 

6.  Mayor Skibitsky and members of the town council, how do you feel about the priorities of
the author of the note, Captain David Wayman, appropriating to himself the only handicapped equipped bathroom on that floor? 

The same man who appropriates a police woman from patrol to act as his secretary.

The same man who appropriated the alleged "undercover BMW" to his own personal use. 

     The whereabouts of any other key to access the “Captain’s Kingdom” and porcelain throne remains a mystery.  Arrogance, at its best.  Membership has its privileges.

     His arrogance goes along with his appropriation of a policewoman as his private secretary.

     Since he appropriated a town owned BMW for his own personal use and will not allow other policemen to sit in the drivers seat it seems reasonable that he would not wish to have them sit on his porcelain throne in what would otherwise be a public Handicapped Accessible bathroom.

7.  How does the Mayor and Town Council justify a private bathroom to the
captain when, by law, that bathroom is for use by the handicapped?

     We won't even bother asking Town Administrator Jim Gildea these questions.  He probably believes the lock is still broken.