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Tomball resident questions police chief hiring, alleges undisclosed settlement
Summary
At a special Tomball City Council workshop April 7, a resident raised questions about whether the city used a proper executive search to hire its police chief and alleged a recent settlement involving a Los Angeles police captain was not disclosed to the hiring committee. No council action or staff response was recorded at the workshop.
Jason Sims, a resident identifying himself with “Team Clayton Street,” told the Tomball City Council at a special workshop April 7 that the city may not have used a proper executive search to hire its police chief and raised questions about disclosure of a prior legal settlement.
"Nobody hates a bad cop or a dirty cop more than a good cop," Sims said. "Why wasn't the proper executive search used to find a police executive? Why was it okay that Rob House, former partner, could just come in and take this position? Was he…
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