It is highly recommended that the following criteria be followed when the need to hire a new Chief of Police arises, that he or she is:
(A) (1) A law enforcement professional with 20 or more years experience, having served a significant portion of the time in executive leadership with preference given to a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia; or
(2) As an alternate consideration a college graduate with a degree in criminal justice with a minimum of ten to 15 years of law enforcement experience with a significant portion of the time spent in executive leadership.
(B) The candidate considered should be someone who comes highly recommended with good letters of recommendations from past employers;
(C) Whose qualities stand out after a rigorous interview and background check; and
(D) A person who is as apolitical as possible.
(Prior Code, § 33.23) (Ord. 07-03-03, passed 3-12-2007)