ANAHEIM The city has cleared Police Chief Raul Quezada and Deputy Chief Dan Cahill of any wrongdoing after an eight-month investigation into their time off.

An investigation led by Irma Rodriguez Moisa, an outside attorney, “found the chief and deputy chief did not violate city or Anaheim Police Department policies,” said Mike Lyster, the city of Anaheim’s spokesman.

The city hired Moisa to investigate Quezada and Cahill after Capt. Jarret Young questioned the amount of time the two had taken off and possibly not properly accounted for.

In an eight-page memo sent to City Manager Paul Emery and Acting City Attorney Kristin Pelletier in October, Young alleged that Quezada had taken off 27 days but only listed two as vacation days and eight as sick days. He said Cahill took 46 days off but marked only four as vacation time and none for sick days.

Because the city pays out officers and employees for left-over vacation time, Young alleged the two may have been trying to game the system.

Lyster said the investigation “did show inconsistency in how an internal policy was interpreted and implemented.” He did not detail the internal policy because it’s a personnel matter.

“We appreciate this being brought to our attention and encourage employees to share concerns,” he said. “While this brings the review to a close, we will be updating our policy to ensure clarity.”

Police spokesman Daron Wyatt said Quezada and Cahill were unavailable for comment.

“For the time being, Chief Quezada is focusing on the department and will not provide interviews,” Wyatt said. “He is thankful the truth was exposed, as was his expectation from the beginning. Deputy Chief Cahill is out of town and unavailable.”

Quezada said on the Anaheim Police Department Facebook page that he was confident he and Deputy Cahill would be cleared.

“From the minute these public allegations were leveled, both Deputy Chief Cahill and I maintained we were not involved in any wrongdoing, welcomed an investigation and expressed our desire for the truth to be known,” Quezada said. “The results of the investigation revealed there were no violations of any city or department policy.”