ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL IS MOVING FORWARD WITH ITS SEARCH FOR A NEW POLICE CHIEF. ERIN THOMPSON WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SAYS THEY'VE RECEIVED 44 APPLICATIONS AND ALL THE APPLICANTS HAVE NOW BEEN THROUGH THE VETTING PROCESS. SHE SAYS THE C-A-O AND A NATIONAL SEARCH FIRM ARE PREPARING A SHORT LIST OF CANDIDATES. FINALISTS WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY A LOCAL PANEL AND THE MAYOR. SELECTION OF A NEW POLICE CHIEF IS EXPECTED SOON AFTER.
THOMPSON SAYS THE SEARCH FIRM HELD MORE THAN 20 MEETINGS TO GET INPUT FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS, MEMBERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS TO DRAFT A PROFILE OF THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR THE CHIEF'S JOB.
INTERIM CHIEF ALLEN BANKS LEAVES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH TO TAKE A POLICE CHIEF'S JOB OUTSIDE AUSTIN, TEXAS.
