Tucson Police Chief Pick Committee Complete

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.