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Colfax mayor: police chief completed leadership training; recruitment continues after failed background check
Summary
Mayor Jim Retzer reported Chief Michael Melcher has completed leadership training. The remaining candidate for a vacancy failed a background check and the city will compile a larger candidate list to restart recruitment.
Mayor Jim Retzer reported that Police Chief Michael Melcher has completed all required leadership training. Retzer said the other candidate under consideration did not successfully pass the background check and that the city will begin compiling another, larger list of candidates before proceeding with hiring.
The update was presented as a department report; no personnel names beyond Chief Melcher and no hiring timelines were specified in the transcript. The council did not take a hiring vote at the meeting.
