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SUMMARY:Police Chief Search Public Listening Session
DESCRIPTION:The Search Committee tasked with evaluating candidates for the position of police chief and then forwarding their recommendations to the Mayor will hold a public listening session at Holyoke Media on Tuesday\, August 27\, from 5 to 7 p.m. \nPolice Chief David Pratt announced his retirement on May 3. After 31 years of service\, Chief Pratt will step down July 31. Holyoke Police Captain Isaias Cruz will serve as interim chief until a permanent chief is named. \nThe Search Committee recently engaged the services of Public Safety Consultants LLC to assist the team. Public Safety Consultants provides a range of specialized services\, including personnel management\, to municipal fire and police departments in Massachusetts. One of the firm’s principals\, Russ Stevens\, will participate in the listening session. He has 37 years of municipal and state law enforcement experience\, retiring as Chief of Staff to the Connecticut State Police Colonel. Stevens holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor’s in Communication. He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy and is currently the President of the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. \nAppointed to the Search Committee by Holyoke Mayor Joshua A. Garcia are Kelly Curran\, the City’s Personnel Director\, Ward 1 City Councilor Jenny Rivera (chair of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee)\, Holyoke Police Sargent Joseph Zurheide\, Narcotics Intervention Officer Detective Dorothy Beben\, Community Police Officer Josh Colon and citizen participants — all members of the Police Relations Committee — Axel Fontanez\, retired Holyoke Police Captain Alan Fletcher\, Quilana Rivera\, Colleen Chesmore\, Rosanna Lopez\, and Jennifer Keitt. \nWatch the live stream HERE
URL:https://holyokemedia.org/event/police-chief-search-public-listening-session/
LOCATION:Holyoke Media\, 1 Court Plaza\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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