Selection Committee & Public To Meet With Finalists For DeLand Police Chief

DeLand, FL - Interviews and town hall sessions with finalists for the DeLand Police Chief will be held on Tuesday, April 11, and Wednesday, April 12.

The city's selection committee will interview the 6 finalists over the course of 2 days while the public will have 2 opportunities to meet the candidates at town hall meetings later in the evening at the Chisholm Center and Sanborn Center, respectively.

The committee interviews are open for the public to observe and the public will be given the opportunity to ask questions at the town hall sessions.

The committee will then meet at 6 PM, April 13, at the Sanborn Center following interviews to discuss offering the position to 1 of the candidates. City Manager Michael Pleus will ultimately be the 1 to appoint the next police chief.

The schedule is as follows:

April 11 at the Chisholm Center, 520 S. Clara Avenue, DeLand

• 2 p.m. - Interview with Dave Brannon, Volusia County Sheriff’s Office
• 3:30 p.m. - Interview with Lenn Carter, Denton, Texas, Police Department
• 6-9 p.m. - Town Hall session moderated by Stanley Whitted, retired Volusia County educator, and Judy Thompson, community volunteer and president of the Museum of Art, DeLand

April 12 at the Sanborn Center, 815 S. Alabama Avenue, DeLand

• 8 a.m. - Interview with Mike Coffin, New Smyrna Beach Police Department
• 9:30 a.m. - Interview with Kevin Gyrion, Clinton, Iowa, Police Department
• 11 a.m. - Interview with Dave Sklarek, Osceola County Sheriff’s Office
• 2 p.m. - Interview with Jason Umberger, Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, Police Department
• 6-9 p.m. - Town Hall session moderated by Pat Rice, Editor for The Daytona Beach News-Journal and Barb Shepherd, Publisher and CEO of The West Volusia Beacon

April 13 at the Sanborn Center

• 6 p.m. - Selection Committee to discuss final recommendation to City Manager

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