Suspended city commissioner moved to Police Department

BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter
After serving an unprecedented unpaid three-month suspension for paying millions to a man who once defrauded the city, Fleet Management Commissioner Michael Picardi has found a soft landing at the Chicago Police Department.

Picardi has been reassigned to a $129,096-a-year job as “deputy director” of General Support, which includes the police auto pound, the Equipment and Supply Section, Document Services and Graphics.

Picardi is only a year or two away from his maximum city pension. Although he’s taking a $27,996-a-year pay cut from his $157,092 annual salary as Fleet Management commissioner, it should not have a major impact on his pension payments.