Police chief search has nine finalists
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?We have been trying to narrow the field for city administrator so once that?s completed the Safety Committee will turn to the chief?s position,? said McMinnville Mayor Royce Davenport. ?The list we have now will likely be paired down even more before applicants are brought in for interviews.?
The original list of applicants included 62 people. Of that number, there were no local applicants to fill the job vacated by retired Chief Joe Melton. McMinnville Police Capt. Bryan Denton is serving as interim chief. Denton did not apply for the chief?s position.
Only former McMinnville Police investigator turned TBI special agent Robert Krofssik has any significant local connection. Krofssik did not make the nine-name recommended list in the latest cut but he still remains on the six-name companion list of names which are still in consideration.
The list recommended by the Safety Committee at this point includes:
? Charles I. Barrett Jr. of Hamilton, Ohio, who has 31 years of law enforcement experience.
? Audie Holloway, with 25 years of experience who serves as one of two deputy chiefs in Anchorage, Alaska.
? Mark P. DiSanto of Thorton, Ill., who has 30 years of law enforcement experience and at one time served with the Railroad Police.
? Reinaldo Irizarry Sr. of Miami, Fla., who submitted 10 pages of qualifications with his application.
? Robert K. Logan of Farmington, N.M., who has 25 years law enforcement experience.
? Charlie Sewell, with 30 years of experience, who has served as chief of Morrow, Ga., an area with around 70,000 residents.
? Lee Spector, a present police captain with the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Police Department with 24 years experience.
? Carl Watkins, a former commander in the Detroit, Mich., Police Department, who is presently Chief of Northfield Township.
? Kenneth Whisman, who has a long history of service in departments around the Indianapolis, Ind., area.
In addition to the recommended list, a secondary list also under consideration includes William C. Crook, Brett Kilgore, Robert Krofssik, Danny McCoy, Rodney Mark Shoup and Walter Zalisko.
There is no definite time frame for hiring a new chief. The number of interviews conducted will be decided at a later date.