Voters to Determine If California City’s Chief Should be Elected or Appointed

The council is expected to discuss ballot language at a meeting later this year and is aiming to put the measure to voters in March 2024.

November 8, 2023

Santa Clara has California’s last elected police chief, and now it’s one step closer to letting voters decide whether to change that.

At a Tuesday evening meeting fraught with controversy over a “tainted” survey, a divided Santa Clara City Council provided feedback to city officials on a proposal to change the police chief and city clerk positions from elected to appointed, the Mercury News reports.

In June, the council established a seven-member Charter Review Committee to examine the issue and last month it voted to recommend the council place the two measures on a future ballot.

The council is expected to discuss ballot language at a meeting later this year and is aiming to put the measure to voters in March 2024. The next election for both police chief and city clerk is supposed to take place in November 2024.

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Maine Police Chief Once Guarded the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The first months of training, he said, were rigorous. The recruits had to learn the special way of marching the guards use when at the Tomb, stepping first with the toe and rolling the foot along smoothly so that there is none of the normal motion.

Arizona Campus Chief Under Investigation for Handling of Pro-Palestinian Protest

On April 26, hundreds of protesters created a pro-Palestinian encampment that was later forcibly removed and ended in the arrests of more than 70 people, including at least 20 students.

Texas Assistant Chief Dies After Collapsing at Station

He collapsed while at the police station and was transported by the North Richland Hills Fire Department to a local hospital, but “went to be with the Lord surrounded by his family and those who cared deeply for him,” the release states.

Assistant Chief Kevin Palmer of the North Richland Hills, Texas, Police Department died last week after collapsing on duty.

Houston Police Chief Retires Under Fire Over Suspended Cases Scandal

Mayor John Whitmire accepted Finner’s retirement Tuesday night. Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite will serve as acting police chief.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner has retired. He is facing a number of questions about suspended cases.

Nashville Chief Tells Media He is Frustrated by Release of Repeat Criminals

Chief John Drake has become increasingly frustrated the last 10 days from three different violent crimes in April where the accused suspects were out on bond for other crimes.

Mobile City Council Fires Police Chief

Former Chief Paul Prine has alleged that the city has made improper attempts to control or run the police department and that the city didn’t address his grievances

Chief Paul Prine has been fired by the Mobile City Council. Prine claims the city government is trying to run the department.

Maryland DNR Names New Police Superintendent

The Natural Resources Police fields 258 officers supported by a staff of civilian and volunteer personnel, including reserve and retired officers.

Col. Orlando Lilly and the Natural Resources Police Color Guard at his swearing in ceremony.

Retired Kentucky Chief Serving as Sergeant on Same Agency He Commanded Dies from Medical Emergency

Winchester Police say William Marty Jackson II served in law enforcement for 50 years and was chief of police from 1989 to 2008.

Captain of Detectives Promoted to Anchorage Police Chief

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City of Uvalde Names Next Police Chief

Homer Delgado was hired by the City of Uvalde in April 2023 as assistant police chief. He has more than 28 years of law enforcement experience, including more than 20 years in supervisory and leadership roles, including tenure as Dilley police chief.

Kansas City Police Chief Announces Plan to Reduce Violent Crime

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IACP 2024: Officer Safety and Wellness, The Missing Link

Veteran law enforcement trainer John Bostain, president of Command Presence Training, shares how a healthy culture is the number one thing that can shape officer wellness in any law enforcement agency or department.

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