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Christopher Oakes confirmed as Cheney police chief
Summary
Mayor Elsa Martin recommended Christopher Oakes and the City Council unanimously confirmed his appointment as Cheney police chief on March 10, 2026; the motion to confirm was made by Councilmember Barthels and seconded by Councilmember Posthuma.
Mayor Elsa Martin recommended Christopher Oakes to serve as Cheney’s police chief at the March 10, 2026 City Council meeting. Councilmember Barthels moved to confirm Oakes’s appointment, Councilmember Posthuma seconded, and the council carried the motion unanimously.
The appointment was taken as a single action item during the meeting’s appointments section. Councilmembers LaBar, Belock, Nazzaro, Long, Hahn and others offered congratulations to Chief Oakes during council reports. The record does not include a vote roll-call with individual yes/no names beyond the meeting note that the confirmation "carried unanimously."
