L.M. Commissioners Again Postpone Firing of Police Officer

At Wednesday evening’s meeting of the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners, a vote on accepting a was once more tabled, just as it was .

The commissioners voted 12-0 to postpone the action, perhaps to give it more time to consider the situation after Officer Christine Knorr submitted her resignation on Tuesday.

No date was given for another vote on the matter, which came about as a result of many sick days taken since 2008 due to a host of medical issues, including nervous system disorders and heart surgery, according to FOP Lodge 28 President Sgt. Gavin Goschinski. Police Superintendent Michael McGrath , after meeting with the Police Committee behind closed doors for 40 minutes.

If the township accepts Knorr’s resignation, she would be eligible to apply for disability benefits, something Goschinski told Patch earlier this week is “the right thing” to do.

“I regret that we couldn’t come to an agreement," Goschinski said. "We couldn’t, so we agreed that the best thing for her to do was resign.”

In doing so, Knorr also waived her rights to reapply for her job, which under normal circumstances she would be able to do, with the job held open for three years. In this case, the waiver would allow the township to fill her position within months.