Every sworn officer with the Port Richey Police Department officially turned against Chief Dave Brown by casting a vote of no confidence on Wednesday.

The department's 15 officers, along with one civilian employee, met with local Police Benevolent Association Director Jim Diamond to air their grievances.

Diamond said each officer had their own story. 

Some said they were promised a promotion, others said they were promised full time employment. 

In the end, the officers said Chief Brown never delivered.

"To make a promise to garner favor and then to do something completely opposite is just egregious," Diamond said.  "We just don't do that."

So, Diamond put it to a vote and, with the exception of the one civilian employee, all decided to sustain a Vote of No Confidence in Brown's ability to run the police department. 

"Law enforcement officers are very loyal to our leadership and most definitely to our community," Diamond said.  "We don't tattle tale. We don't speak out of school. We keep it amongst ourselves. This reached a point where they were concerned enough to say enough, we're going to speak out."

While the vote isn't binding, the PBA wants the city to take it seriously. An official letter was sent to City Manager Tom O'Neill Thursday. But O'Neill, a known friend of Chief Brown's, was already one step ahead, launching an investigation through FDLE on Monday.

"I wanted to make sure to have this investigated thoroughly," said O'Neill.  "So that it would be fair and it would also be impartial."

O'Neill said he will take both the results of the investigation and the vote into consideration when deciding Brown's future with the department. To his knowledge O'Neill said Brown, who became chief in 2008, has no record of disciplinary action on file. Before becoming chief, Brown was a captain with the department.

Now, Diamond said, the time has come for Brown to step aside on his own and retire.