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Lake Helen police chief announces retirement; commission discusses hiring timeline
Summary
The police chief announced his retirement effective April 30 after five years in the role; the city administrator outlined plans to interview eight candidates on March 26–27 and asked the commission how many finalists they want to interview at a special meeting.
The Lake Helen police chief for five years announced his retirement effective April 30, saying the decision was not the result of staff issues and expressing support for a smooth transition. "April 30 is my 5 year mark as chief ... The reason I'm leaving is not because of any staff," he said in his announcement.
City staff earlier outlined the police chief hiring timeline: they plan to interview eight candidates on March 26–27 before an interviewer panel that will include three police chiefs and city staff; the commission discussed whether to select three finalists for interviews at a special meeting and reiterated that any preliminary screening by a subcommittee must comply with sunshine-law public meeting requirements.
