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Personnel committee approves looser education requirement for police chief job description
Summary
The City of Manitowoc Personnel Committee approved a revised police chief job description that makes a bachelor's degree preferred rather than required, allowing an associate degree plus additional law enforcement experience to qualify.
The City of Manitowoc Personnel Committee on Aug. (date not specified) approved a revised job description for the police chief that lists a bachelor's degree as preferred but allows an associate degree combined with additional law enforcement experience to meet qualifications. The committee retained language prioritizing completion of the FBI National Academy or similar command-level training.
Committee staff said the change is intended to broaden the applicant pool after difficulty staffing department…
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