Victoria’s top cop wants to quit, but can't.
Frank Elsner is under suspension and has launched a petition in B.C. Supreme Court to have a Police Complaints Commission investigation of alleged misconduct stayed.
In court documents the police chief says he can't resign until the matter is resolved.
Elsner has been the subject of three investigations, including one into sexually charged Twitter messages to a subordinate’s wife.
Taxpayers have been on the hook for legal fees that could surpass $1 million.
“The board has done a cost-benefit analysis, we’re looking at this very carefully,” Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps told CTV. “We’re open to an unconditional offer from the chief to resign if he wishes to make one.”
– with files from CTV Vancouver Island