Published: 2 years 25 days ago
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel has been named one of 11 semifinalists for the chief of police position in Seattle, according to authorities.
Braziel, 50, who has been with the department since 1979, and the other semifinalists will be interviewed May 8 by a search committee, the Seattle mayor's office said. Committee members will meet the following week to pare the list to three finalists.
In a statement, Mayor Kevin Johnson indicated he was surprised by the announcement, which he described as "very troubling news."
"Sacramento can't afford to keep losing talented people and we certainly can't have other cities cherry-picking our leaders," he said.
Johnson said that he would talk with Braziel soon "to see what we can do as a city to get him to stay and continue the good work he has already done in Sacramento."
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/27/2707895/braziel-in-the-running-for-seattle.html
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