KPLU Local News
(2010-02-09)
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If it was up to you, what kind of Police Chief would you hire? That's what people in Seattle are being asked.
There's already a 25-member search committee for a new Seattle Police Chief. Everyone from the King County Prosecutor to the head of the police union to African American and minority community leaders are on it.
But when it comes to input, the city is taking the approach that you just can't have too much. That's why there are three public hearings scheduled, a website, and a dedicated phone line.
In all these venues people are being asked a series of questions about what qualities they are looking for in a police chief.
This has already been a very long process. Former Chief Gil Kerlikowske left a year ago to become the nation's drug czar. At the time, Mayor Greg Nickels appointed a search committee, but he put it on hold when he lost the August primary.
When new mayor Mike McGinn took office, he reactivated the committee, which expects to come up with a list of three finalists by June.
The first public hearing will be held Wednesday, February 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the Northgate Community Center.
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