This is the first public event for residents to participate in the hiring process. City officials said they have held several private \u201cstakeholder engagement activities\u201d with community leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before the forum, the candidates will participate in private interview panels with various community members and police department staff, Assistant City Manager Dianna Giordano told council members during an Aug. 5 briefing on the hiring process.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a packed day for the candidates on that day,\u201d Giordano said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leading up to the selection of finalists, the city solicited input from residents on the qualities they want in their next police chief through an online survey. Attendees at the community forum will be able to provide feedback on the candidates after the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
City staff will conduct final interviews with the candidates Aug. 15.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Fort Worth Report contacted Alldredge, Garc\u00eda and Hale with questions about what drew them to apply for the position and how they would approach the role, if hired.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sana Syed, Fort Worth\u2019s interim chief communications officer, said via email that the candidates would not be responding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe questionnaire would make sense if they were running for office \u2014 and voters were electing the next police chief,\u201d Syed said. \u201cBut in this case, when the city manager hires the police chief and there is already a public meet-and-greet and input process in place, we do not see this questionnaire as being aligned with our efforts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
City officials solicited questions from the public to ask during the forum through an online survey that closed Aug. 8.\u00a0<\/p>\n
City Manager Jay Chapa will make the final decision on who to hire as the next police chief, and City Council members will vote on a resolution to confirm the appointment. The hire is expected to be finalized by early September.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next chief will succeed Neil Noakes, who retired in May after four years as chief<\/a>. They will lead the police department\u2019s 1,896 sworn officers and 574 professional staff members.\u00a0<\/p>\n The finalists, announced July 15, were selected from a pool of 51 candidates \u2014 more than double the number of candidates Dallas attracted when searching for a chief to succeed Garc\u00eda last year<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n A fourth Fort Worth finalist, Emada Tingirides of the Los Angeles Police Department, withdrew from the pool<\/a> after receiving a promotion in her hometown.<\/p>\n Questions for the police chief finalists<\/p>\n The Fort Worth Report asked the three finalists the following questions, which a city official said they would not respond to because of existing public engagement efforts, including the forum. It is unclear what topics will be discussed during the Aug. 14 panel.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cecilia Lenzen is a government accountability reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at cecilia.lenzen@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n Republish This Story<\/p>\n\n
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