The Decatur Minute

As of mid-September, the City’s recruiters have held over a dozen internal and external stakeholder interviews reaching over 100 individuals to learn what each group is seeking in the City’s next Police Chief. Using feedback from the interviews, a community survey has been developed to gather additional feedback about the community’s priorities for the next Chief. This survey may be found at surveymonkey.com/r/Decatur-PoliceChief and will be available through October 3, 2021. The information from the stakeholder interviews and community survey will be used to prepare a position announcement that will describe the qualifications, skills, and expertise required of the position. After applications have been reviewed and interviews conducted, candidates will be selected to participate in an assessment center. An assessment center is used to evaluate candidates using real world scenarios that reflect actual activities for a Police Chief. Shortly after the assessment center, the City Manager should be prepared to select the Police Chief. It is anticipated that this decision will be made in January 2022.