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Canby announces two finalists for police chief; community forum set for June 10

Canby City Council · June 4, 2026
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Summary

City administrator Randy and HR director Pete announced Mitch Cooley and Jason Lindland as the two finalists for Canby police chief and scheduled a community forum at 6 p.m. on June 10 at the police station for public questions and feedback.

City officials on June 3 announced two finalists for Canby police chief and invited the public to a candidate forum.

City administrator Randy (speaking in the city-administrator segment) named Mitch Cooley and Jason Lindland as the finalists and said their resumes were distributed to council. HR director Pete described the selection process: the city received 16 applications; initial HR screening and panels reduced the pool to seven, then to four and finally to two finalists after interviews with law-enforcement and community panels. Pete outlined the community-forum format: candidate introductions, brief prepared questions, audience-submitted questions read by the moderator, and time after the forum for community members to speak with the finalists.

The community forum was scheduled for Wednesday, June 10 at 6 p.m. in the police department’s community room; city officials said council members and the mayor will be noticed as part of the event to allow a quorum and will attend.