The former Chair of the Pima County Democratic Party, Jeff Rogers, will join 14 others on the City Police Chief Appointment Advisory Committee. The Mayor and Tucson City Council created committee last month as part of the process to replace Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villaseñor, who plans to retire in December.
The Council each made two appointments to the committee and the City Manager selected one member. Rogers, with his hyperbolic partisan bluster, will join the other panel members, who represent the interests of the City Council and the powers-that-be.
The committee is responsible for providing recommendations to the City Manager relating to the drafting of the job announcement for the Police Chief recruitment, interviewing the final candidates, and making recommendations to the City Manager and Mayor and Council.
The City has contracted with the consulting firm Police Executive Research Forum to assist with the recruitment process. The job announcement will be posted in August and will be open for one month. Mayor and Council will get the final say on the candidate selected by the City Manager. A final selection is expected to be made in November.
| Member | Role | Appointor | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Jennifer Allen | Member | Karin Uhlich Ward 3 | City Resident |
| Ms. Margarita Bernal | Member | Regina Romero Ward 1 | City Resident |
| Dr. Michael Elsner | Member | Steve Kozachik Ward 6 | City Resident |
| Mr. Richard Fifer | Member | Richard Fimbres Ward 5 | City Resident |
| Ms. Yolanda Herrera | Member | Mayor | City Resident |
| Ms. Jixiang Jennifer Huang | Member | City Manager | City Resident |
| Ms. Caroline Isaacs | Member | Steve Kozachik Ward 6 | City Resident |
| Mr. James Lyall | Member | Regina Romero Ward 1 | City Resident |
| Mr. Francisco Morales | Member | Richard Fimbres Ward 5 | City Resident |
| Ms. Missy Ortiz | Member | Paul Cunningham Ward 2 | City Resident |
| Mr. Glen Parin | Member | Shirley Scott Ward 4 | City Resident |
| Mr. Jeff Rogers | Member | Paul Cunningham Ward 2 | City Resident |
| Pastor D. Grady Scott | Member | Mayor | City Resident |
| Mr. K. Sowards | Member | Shirley Scott Ward 4 | City Resident |
| Ms. Angela Wallace | Member | Karin Uhlich Ward 3 | City Resident |