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Police Chief to retire Sept. 11; committee sets recruitment timeline
Summary
Chief Lyle Murray told the Public Safety Committee his final working day will be Sept. 11, 2026; the committee agreed on a tentative recruitment schedule including posting dates, candidate testing July 18, and an anticipated officer start date of October 2026.
Police Chief Lyle Murray notified the Public Safety Committee that he plans to retire and that his final working day with the department will be September 11, 2026. The Committee reviewed and agreed on a tentative timeline to recruit and hire successors for the anticipated vacancy.
The timeline recorded in the minutes contains specific dates: an officer position posting from June 18 through July 8, 2026; the Police Chief position posted internally on July 1, 2026 for a 10-day internal application period; candidate testing on July 18, 2026; an anticipated start date for a selected officer in October 2026; and Police Academy attendance, if required, beginning January 2027.
Committee members agreed to the timeline as a planning framework; the minutes do not record an individual vote count. The timeline sets next steps for Human Resources and department leaders to manage recruitment and testing logistics.
