We're not against the organizations, and we don't want to hurt the vets. We believe we should be paid for a fair day's work like they are in other communities.

They were using people with no police training and no certification - there wasn't one real police officer.

We tried to fight it when it first began, but we were a village then, and a village cannot be bound by arbitration.

My heart is really hurt, ... Philly is a tough place to leave because it's one of the best organizations in pro sports. They have some of the classiest people in management and without a doubt the best owner. It hurts to know that they are going to have a good team this year and I'm not going to be a part of it.

I'm really hurt and disappointed, but life goes on. You have disagreements in organizations all the time, but to not be able to coach your first game or first season ... it's disappointing.

The board instructed us to contact the various interested parties comprised of the labor organizations, county retiree organizations and others and solicit from them ideas as to what can be done to ensure the viability of these ancillary benefits.