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Residents urge careful police chief selection as council reviews applicant pool after Steve Perkins shooting
Summary
At the work session staff reported 18 police-chief applicants and sought council direction on interviews; multiple public commenters urged the council to prioritize community trust, outreach and transparency in selecting a new chief following the shooting of Steve Perkins.
City staff told the Decatur City Council the police-chief applicant pool contains 18 applications and asked the council for feedback on who to interview; no final hiring decision was made during the work session. Multiple public commenters used the public-comment period to urge the council to take extra care in vetting candidates and to center community trust, particularly following the death of Steve Perkins.
Michelle Fallon of the human-resources department asked the council for guidance on next steps for the planning-director candidate and later noted the police-chief applicant pool sizing. Staff recommended that councilmembers provide their preferences for interview candidates by noon on…
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