▁department ▁is ▁augment ed ▁by ▁additional ▁police ▁officers ▁who ▁are ▁commission ed ▁for ▁those ▁times , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁Those ▁officers ▁are ▁fully ▁cert ified ▁police ▁officers ▁who ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁police ▁authority ▁as ▁year - round ▁officers . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁ 7 3 - page ▁law suit , ▁which ▁has ▁Town ▁Manager ▁Marc ▁Apple baum , ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁mayor ▁D ale ▁H . ▁Co oke ▁and ▁commission ers , ▁and ▁Town ▁Sol ic itor ▁Frederick ▁Town send ▁listed ▁as ▁defend ants , ▁acc uses ▁Apple baum ▁of ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination , ▁sexual ▁disc rim ination , ▁host ile ▁work ▁environment , ▁impro per ▁inter ference ▁with ▁the ▁police ▁department , ▁impro per ▁inter ference ▁with ▁building ▁inspect or , ▁impro per ▁inter ference ▁with ▁the ▁beach ▁pat rol ▁and ▁impro per ▁inter ference ▁with ▁the ▁Ald erman ▁Court . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁investigation , ▁Marc ▁App el baum ▁remained ▁on ▁staff . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁several ▁b ags ▁were ▁sh red ded ▁and ▁left ▁in ▁dump sters ▁at ▁locations ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁hall . ▁Even ▁though ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁accus ations ▁were ▁found ▁true ▁and ▁staff ▁int im id ation ▁was ▁pre val ent , ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁separated ▁with ▁Marc ▁App el baum . ▁Marc ▁App el baum ▁ended ▁up ▁getting ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁plus ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁sal ary