The Stockton City Council this month urged the city manager to consider offering the city’s police chief a formal employment contract, a move that would mark a departure from long-standing practice.
The discussion item was placed on the agenda at the Tuesday, Feb. 17, council meeting by Mayor Christina Fugazi following requests from community members who said they want Police Chief Stanley McFadden to have greater job stability. No vote was taken.
McFadden was appointed the 50th police chief of the Stockton Police Department on April 27, 2022, and began his tenure on June 1, 2022. He was the department’s first external and first Black police chief. His career in law enforcement spans three decades, including service as a deputy chief with the San Jose Police Department…