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Chief deputy to retire; police department succession proposal presented to council
Summary
The police chief informed the council that Chief Deputy McFarland submitted a letter of intent to retire effective Jan. 2; the chief proposed elevating Sergeant Henderson to chief deputy and leaving the sergeant post open until further recruitment.
The council received notice that Chief Deputy McFarland submitted a letter of intent to retire, with his final official day listed as Jan. 2. The announcement came from the police department representative at the meeting (Speaker 6), who said the resignation letter was forwarded to "mister Henderson" and to council members.
Speaker 6 proposed promoting Sergeant Henderson to the chief deputy role, subject to council approval, and said the sergeant position would remain open while the department identifies candidates. "That would be effective January 2 would be his last official day," Speaker 6 told the council when describing the timeline for McFarland's departure.
Council members indicated they expect to discuss the staffing transition further in the January work session and requested additional information about candidates for the vacancy. No formal appointment or vote on the promotion was recorded at the meeting; Speaker 3 suggested the council could act later after reviewing candidates and holding the work session.
