Syracuse council appoints Alex Davis as city police chief

The Syracuse City Council unanimously approved Resolution R25-34 appointing Alex Davis as chief of police for Syracuse.

The council opened a brief recognition for outgoing Chief Garrett Atkins before moving to the appointment. Mayor (name not specified) said the council had interviewed qualified candidates and recommended Alex Davis for the position. A councilmember moved to adopt Resolution R25-34; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

The recognition included remarks from Garrett Atkins, identified in the meeting as a Syracuse resident and outgoing chief, who thanked the council for the gift and for its support over the years. Atkins said the department is “in very good shape at this point” and praised the appointment of Davis, saying, “He is absolutely the right person for the job. He is gonna do tremendous things with this department.”

The council did not identify the mover or seconder by name on the public record during the motion, and no roll-call vote with member names was read aloud; the mayor called the question and announced the resolution passed unanimously.

The council then opened the scheduled public comment period and proceeded through the remainder of the agenda, including routine approvals and other resolutions.

No effective date for Chief Davis’s start or further implementation details were stated during the public portion of the meeting.

Votes and next steps: The resolution was adopted by unanimous voice vote; no conditions or amendments to the appointment were recorded in the meeting transcript.