Commission directs administrator to advance police hiring, schedules April 23 follow-up

The commission returned to open session and announced it had held closed-session interviews with two candidates for a police officer or police chief position, directing the city administrator to take initial steps in the hiring process and scheduling a follow-up meeting for Thursday, April 23 at 3 p.m., the chair said.

The move follows interviews conducted in closed session that included the four commission members and "seven or eight community members and other stakeholders," according to the chair. The chair said the commission has discussed those interviews with members and panelists and has instructed the city administrator to advance the next steps in the process.

Commission business concluded with a motion to adjourn, which was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote after members were asked to signify by saying "aye." The chair declared, "Motion carries," and adjourned the meeting.

The chair did not identify the candidates by name in the public remarks. The chair also described the participants in the closed session only approximately, noting "7 or 8 community members," and did not detail the specific actions the city administrator was directed to take. The commission set a specific time for the follow-up meeting — April 23 at 3 p.m. — to finalize the hiring process.

No formal vote record naming individual members was provided in the public transcript, and no ordinance, resolution, or statute was cited during the open-session remarks. The meeting concluded without other public deliberations recorded in the transcript.