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Mayor James to ask commission to ratify Tony Araujo as West Palm Beach police chief
Summary
Mayor James announced he will ask the City Commission to ratify interim Chief Tony Araujo as permanent police chief effective March 3, 2025, citing a top-to-bottom review and staffing changes; no commission vote was recorded in this session.
Mayor James announced that he will ask the West Palm Beach City Commission to ratify his appointment of interim Police Chief Tony Araujo as permanent chief, effective March 3, 2025. The mayor said the decision follows a months-long review of the department and Araujo’s work since his interim appointment in October.
The announcement came during a public meeting in which the mayor credited Araujo with “leadership, vision, and accountability” and described a series of operational changes the interim chief has led, including a top-to-bottom assessment, reorganization of command staff, and a shift to sector-based patrol deployment. "I'm confident that Chief Araujo is the right person to lead our police department into the future," Mayor James said, and added he would request the commission's ratification at that evening's meeting.
Araujo, who has served in law…
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