Council approves interim and permanent police‑chief appointments; interim limited to four days

City staff presented a resolution to address the short interval between Chief Jeremy Bowers' retirement and the start date of the recommended hire. The council voted in open session to appoint Captain Chris Monahan as interim chief from July 18–21, 2025, and to adopt the revised resolution recommending the city's selected finalist as permanent chief effective July 22, 2025. Staff summarized compensation and benefits required by California Government Code notification requirements, including a stated starting salary and fringe benefit summary.

City administrator Bayonne Moore described the recruitment process and noted that the finalist was recommended to the council after multi-panel interviews and finalist interviews. The motion to adopt staff's recommendation carried on a roll-call vote with all present members recorded as "Aye." Mayor Anderson offered congratulations and said, "Congratulations on your appointment." The transcript shows some inconsistent spellings and references to the recommended candidate in the staff remarks (the staff report and the dais reference the finalist as "Mr. Shavies" and earlier as a different rendering); the council approved the appointment in open session and set the effective dates as presented.