The Rio Grande Foundation sat down recently with KOAT Channel 7 to discuss Mayor Keller’s new police chief and the City’s plan to spend $100,000 on a national search. With the departure of Harold Medina the city has promoted Cecily Barker to the role of “interim” chief.
We don’t take issue with her elevation and hope she does a fantastic job. Simply put, if she is going to be made the “permanent” chief should we really spend $100,000 on a national search? Certainly, the Mayor should consider other candidate especially if there is any doubt whatsoever about Barker’s readiness for the job, but we have a feeling (as do many others) that the Mayor will pick Barker for the job…