15 - Appointment of Richard Salter as Chief of Police

Home Browse Search

Item No. 15 TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Grayson Path, City Manager SUBJECT: Chief of Police Appointment of Richard W. Salter Jr. City Charter Section 23 DATE: February 8, 2021 The Chief of Police position has been vacant since June 2020. It became the task of the City Manager to seek out and select an appropriate candidate to fill this position. A copy of the Job Description is found below. The City Manager, by approval of the City Council on October 12, 2020, entered in to an agreement with the Texas Police Chief Association (TPCA) to assist him in coordinating a search process. Working with the TPCA, the City Manager examined over thirty applications. A series of interview rounds were conducted which consisted of: 1. Round 1 — Written Essays 2. Round 2 — In -Person Interview with visiting Chief of Police Panel 3. Round 3 — Zoom Interview 4. Round 4 — Community Panel Interview — In -Person w- Finalists — Consisted of Community input element The experience, knowledge, and counsel by the TPCA Representative, visiting Chiefs of Police, Community Panel and Community Input was most valuable to the City Manager as he worked to make his decision on who to appoint. STATUS OF ISSUE: I am pleased to present to you Richard W. Salter Jr. as my selection for Chief of Police. Mr. Salter is the recently retired Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Omaha Office for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). I am very impressed with this individual, both in his experience as well as his character. He possesses the right combination of potential, experience,