Fresno's nationwide search for a new police chief has begun

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The City of Fresno announced Thursday that a steadfast has been selected commencement the nationwide hunt for the adjacent Chief of the Fresno Police Department.

The steadfast “Public Sector Search and Consulting” volition statesman the hunt immediately, according to the city. The hunt comes aft Chief Paco Balderrama’s resignation successful June. Deputy Chief Mindy Casto is serving arsenic interim chief.

The metropolis added that it wanted input from the assemblage done a survey and/or by participating successful 1 of 4 virtual assemblage meetings.

The dates and times of the online meetings volition be:

• Friday, Oct. 18, 11:30 a.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 19, astatine 10:00 a.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 22, astatine 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 23, astatine 7:00 p.m.

The metropolis says a nexus to the assemblage survey volition beryllium launched adjacent week successful 4 antithetic languages. 

Sworn and non-sworn employees astatine the constabulary section volition person the accidental to implicit a abstracted survey.