HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0003) IR 20-10518 - Chief of Police SearchINFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 20-10518
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council December 1, 2020
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SUBJECT: UPDATE ON CHIEF OF POLICE POSITION SEARCH
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The purpose of this Informational Report is to provide an update on the process to fill the police chief
position. On September 1st the City Council received a presentation outlining the process that would be
followed. As shown at that time, the City entered into a contract with Strategic Government Resources
(SGR) to conduct the national recruitment after several firms were interviewed.
SGR then began the process to develop the Preferred Candidate Position Profile by engaging key
stakeholders and conducting online surveys of both police department staff and the community at large.
Approximately 30 stakeholder meetings were held with elected officials, police personnel, business leaders
and community representatives. The surveys were opened in early September and were completed by
October 1 st. Utilizing feedback from the community and the survey, the final brochure was developed.
The brochure can be found at hlt2s://www.govemmentresource.com/Home/ShowDocument?id=710.
The position brochure once posted, was open for approximately 30 days. The advertisement closed on
November 8, 2020. SGR used a variety of outreach and advertisement methods to attract potential
applicants as well as conducting direct recruitments of potential candidates that they learned of through
existing relationships or from other connections. The position brochure was posted with 12 professional
organizations like International Association of Chiefs of Police, Police Executive Research Forum,
National Organization for Black Law Enforcement and Hispanic American Police Command Officers
Association.
The next step in the process will be to review the candidates to narrow the list to a group of semi-finalists.
Once this step is completed, the potential list of candidates will be screened further and a group of finalists
will be selected that will be brought in for in person interviews. The semi-finalist group should be
narrowed to a group of finalists by the end of December and in person interviews should occur in the first
half of January 2021.
The in -person portion of the selection process will include traditional panel interviews, including panels
made up of stakeholders from various groups, and a public forum. Details on how to conduct the various
planned steps are being worked out as precautions related to keeping everyone safe from COVID-19 must
be considered.
Please contact Jay Chapa, Deputy City Manager, if you have any questions.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER
FORT WORTH, TEXAS