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Council advances interim police chief after hour-long interview with Todd Bettison
Summary
The Committee of the Whole heard a 10:25 a.m. interview with interim Detroit Police Department Chief Todd Bettison, who discussed his career, community engagement plans and metrics for accountability. Council moved line item 8.1 to a formal session with a recommendation to approve.
The Detroit City Council Committee of the Whole on Wednesday advanced a recommendation to consider Todd Bettison for the permanent police chief job after a morning interview during which Bettison described his long career with the Detroit Police Department and outlined plans for community engagement and accountability.
Bettison, introduced for the record as Todd Bettison, interim chief of police, said he joined the department in 1994 and has served in ranks up to assistant chief. He said his experience as deputy mayor and in public-safety coordination for major events gives him a perspective he would bring to the chief's job.
"I joined the department in 1994. I've worked under many chiefs and those experiences have prepared me to hold the top seat as chief of police if this…
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