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Pasadena City Manager Michael J. Beck is moving forward with his search for a new police chief.
The next step in the process is interviews next week with about 10 semi-finalist candidates from throughout the nation by an advisory panel that will evaluate and rank the candidates, and provide their top recommendations to the city manager. Under the Charter of the City of Pasadena, the city manager is charged with making the final selection.
The panel represents a diverse mix of local government experience and community leadership, including some community members who have long-term involvement in civic affairs and improving the local quality of life, members of the city of Pasadena’s Executive Leadership Team, police chiefs from other agencies and staff of the Pasadena Police Department. They have been provided with a compilation of public comments made during community meetings in autumn 2009 and submitted via the city website. Beck will personally brief each member of the panel with his vision and goals for the police chief position and the department.
Beck will interview the recommended finalists one-on-one and conduct extensive background checks that will include visits to the cities in which they currently serve. He anticipates making his selection for Pasadena’s new police chief by late May.
“I appreciate the volunteer effort of the panelists who will be screening the semi-finalists,” he said. “I will rely on the input I have received throughout the process as I move forward in making this critical decision.”
Anyone who wants to provide comments about the qualities of Pasadena’s next police chief and the community issues the new chief will likely face may visit www.cityofpasadena.net/citymanager/policechief. All comments will go directly to the city manager.