PRESENTER: Presenter
Robert Camareno, City Manager
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Discuss and consider the confirmation of the City Manager’s appointment of Assistant Chief David Blevins as the Interim Police Chief of the New Braunfels Police Department.
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DEPARTMENT: Police Department
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All districts
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The position of Chief of Police becomes vacant due to the retirement of Keith Lane effective October 31, 2024. The City Manager needs to appoint an interim Chief of Police to lead the department while an inclusive and competitive selection process can be completed. The City Manager is recommending the Police Department’s current Assistant Chief, David Blevins, be named as the interim Chief of Police. Civil service statutes and the City Charter both authorize the City Manager to appoint the Chief of Police. State law requires the appointment be confirmed by the City Council. Once confirmed, the interim Chief of Police will have to be sworn into office.
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RECOMMENDATION:
The City Manager recommends the City Council confirm his selected appointee, the Assistant Chief David Blevins, as the City of New Braunfels Interim Police Chief.