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Council work session backs Sergeant Smith as chief pending background check
Summary
City staff reported that a recruitment panel selected Sergeant Smith as the highest‑scoring candidate to replace retiring Chief Joe Hogue; the council will consider formal appointment contingent on a successful background check and tonight’s council action.
At a June 4 St. Helens City Council work session, city staff presented the result of a police‑chief recruitment process and recommended the council appoint Sergeant Smith as the next police chief, contingent on a successful background check and council acceptance.
The recruitment panel, staff said, included police chiefs from Wilsonville and Canby, Sheriff Ryan Pixley, Councilor Hubbard and a nonvoting police‑association…
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