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San Francisco Police Commission debates contract status, severance and term for next police chief
Summary
The Police Commission discussed whether to recruit the next chief as a contract employee with severance and a fixed term, weighing PERF—s 5-year recommendation against the city—s existing MOU, retirement rules, and a likely months-long process to change terms; commissioners asked staff and DHR for more analysis.
The San Francisco Police Commission on March 11 debated whether the city should change how it hires its next police chief, including converting the position from a mayoral at-will appointment to a contract employee with a specified term and severance protections.
Dave Cabrera of the Office of the Legislative Analyst told the commission that most large jurisdictions either specify a term of office or use a contract with severance and that the commission—s report compares San Francisco to examples in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and New Orleans. "As you know, the chief of police is hired appointed rather by the mayor,"…
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