City’s police board to restart search for new chief
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This article was published 27/02/2024 (971 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The search for a new police chief in the Wheat City will continue after efforts last fall failed to turn up a successful candidate.
Debra Arpin, chair of the Brandon Police Board, told the Sun that the board was restarting the process for hiring a new chief.
The job was posted last fall and closed on Oct. 10, 2023.
Arpin wouldn’t give details about how many applications were received or a specific reason why the board decided to make the decision to make another call for applicants.
“We’re very disappointed on how things turned out,” Arpin said. “But that’s the way it goes sometimes.”
According to documents detailing the board’s expenses, $562.48 was spent last year for both the job posting and three days in November during which interviews were conducted. Another $3,935.10 was spent in honourariums for board members for police chief interviews and interview committee meetings.
“We’ve got to think (about) the best candidate, plus the city of Brandon as a whole,” Arpin said. “What’s good for the City of Brandon, what’s good for the employees? It’s a big job.”
Mayor Jeff Fawcett, who also sits on the board, told the Sun that this round of the candidate search will involve headhunters, though he did not have an estimate for the timeline.
“As mayor, of course, we’re wanting a new chief named as soon as possible,” he said.
Neither Arpin nor Fawcett had an exact timeline for when the job ad will be reposted, but said that it would be fairly soon.
Former BPS chief Wayne Balcaen announced his retirement last June and went on to successfully run for the Progressive Conservatives in Brandon West in last October’s provincial election. Deputy Chief Randy Lewis has served as acting chief since June 24, 2023.
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