(The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council on Monday unanimously approved the appointment of Kevin Hall as the city’s next police chief, with an anticipated start date of Aug. 26.
Mayor Lisa Brown nominated Hall to lead the Spokane Police Department last month after a nationwide search that started in February. Hall previously served with the Tucson Police Department for more than 30 years and assumed the role of assistant chief with that agency in 2016.
Spokane’s new chief will take over from Interim Police Chief Mike McNab. Hall will mark the fourth chief to serve the City of Spokane in less than a year since Brown was elected.
“I think we got a great hire,” Councilmember Michael Cathcart said. “Obviously, it always remains to be seen, but I really think that we got the right choice, and so [I] really look forward to seeing Chief Hall here in town.”
The first chief to go was Craig Meidl, who announced his departure from SPD shortly after Brown beat Former Mayor Nadine Woodward in the November election. Then, Justin Lundgren took over as interim chief but recently transferred to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.