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Omaha suburb gives police chief paid leave for 11 months

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — The police chief in a southern suburb of Omaha is still being paid even though he hasn't been to work in nearly 11 months.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that Bellevue Police Chief Mark Elbert has received $108,285 since he was put on leave last September after receiving a no-confidence vote from the police union.

The union told city administration that it had lost confidence in Elbert because of a pattern of "dishonest and deceptive conduct." The union has alleged that Elbert tried to coerce union members to change the results of qualifications testing and evaluations.

Elbert has said the allegations are fabricated.

Councilman Don Preister understands taxpayers' concerns about the growing cost as Elbert's investigation is conducted. But he says it's a personnel issue that the city council can't easily resolve.

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