City has received 58 police chief applications
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Because there are so many applicants for the police chief position, the Safety Committee has decided to break the hiring process down into three sections.
Current Police Chief Joe Melton and Mayor Royce Davenport will go through the initial stack of applicants one by one. During this process, applicants who do not meet the qualifications will be removed. This process will hopefully bring the stack down to about 15 applicants.
The Safety Committee will then review the remaining applicants and narrow the applicants down to three to five. Out of those applicants, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will pick the person it believes is best suited for the job.
To help the board pick the most qualified and best-suited person, a psychological screening process may be utilized. The process would not only match the most qualified person with the position, but the best fit psychologically for the position.
Currently, there are 26 applicants for the city administrator position. The deadline to submit an application for that position is also close of business on May 1. The same three-stage process for narrowing down the number of applicants and finding the right person for the position may be used by the Finance Committee.
Officials hope this process will help find the best suited and most qualified people for the positions.