Chief of Police Candidates to be Interviewed on Monday (Updated 11/1/19)
Citizen Committee Slated to Narrow Candidate Pool
October 30, 2019
Updated November 1, 2019
The first interview's start time has been changed to 8:45 a.m.
Original release
The search for Tallahassee’s next police chief moves forward next week as the Community Partners Committee conducts interviews with the 10 finalists. The interviews will be held on Monday, Nov. 4, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Tallahassee Community College Center for Innovation, 300 W Pensacola St. The daylong schedule can be viewed on Talgov.com.
A nationwide search to fill the police chief position was conducted by the Florida Police Chief’s Association from August 9 through September 12. This resulted in 52 applications received, 20 of which were deemed eligible and recommended for consideration.
As has been the City's tradition in the past, local citizens are an integral part of this process. The Community Partners Committee is a 15-member committee consisting of individuals from the faith, business and law enforcement communities from around Tallahassee. Members include Mutaqee Akbar, Akbar Law Firm; Meg Baldwin, Refuge House; Rocky Bevis, Bevis Funeral Home & Crematory; Chief Terence Calloway, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Public Safety Office; Jack Campbell, Office of State Attorney, 2nd Judicial Court; Carolyn Cummings, Tallahassee Chapter of the National Action Network; Chief Jerome Gaines, Tallahassee Fire Department; Pastor Lee Johnson, Loved by Jesus Family Church; Kate Kile, Tallahassee Mothers Demand Action; Adner Marcelin, NAACP, Tallahassee Branch; Sheriff Walt McNeil, Leon County Sheriff’s Office; Sharon Ofuani, Big Bend Crime Stoppers; Chief Terri Brown, Florida State University, Public Safety Office; Curtis Taylor, Tallahassee Urban League; and Senior Pastor Gary Schultz, Ph.D., First Baptist Church.
The committee met on October 9 to consider the eligible applications and narrow the candidate pool prior to this first round of interviews.
Following Monday’s interviews, the Community Partners Committee will further refine its recommendations, selecting the individuals who will move forward in the selection process.
Next steps will include engagement opportunities for the Tallahassee City Commission, members of the Tallahassee Police Department and the community at-large to meet the top candidates. The meet and greet process is intended to allow candidates to get to know Tallahassee and its police department.
Upon conclusion of this process, the City Manager will choose the top candidate and offer that individual the position.
For more information on the Tallahassee Police Department and the selection process for hiring the new Chief of Police, visit Talgov.com/TPD.
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