CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Chicago City Council members are anxiously awaiting Mayor Brandon Johnson's announcement of his choice for the next Chicago police superintendent.
Johnson’s deadline for selecting a new police superintendent is this weekend. At this point, he’s interviewed all three finalists: Shon Barnes, the police chief of Madison, Wis.; CPD counterterrorism chief Larry Snelling; and CPD constitutional policing director Angel Novales.
Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd), one of the most consistent City Council voices for the police rank-and-file, said she feels alderpersons should be more involved.
“The missing piece here is the members of the City Council,” Tabares said. “I want hearings. I want the three finalists to come before the City Council, and aldermen should be granted the authority to ask all three of them questions — not just one.”
Tabares voted against forming the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA), which screened the candidates. She criticized a “lack of transparency” with the CCPSA and noted that its members are appointed, rather than elected by the public.
A couple of months back, Tabares offered a letter — signed by several alderpersons — that asked the commission why one high-ranking candidate for the job was not given a full interview.
Nonetheless, Tabares said she looks forward to the opportunity to hear from and vote on whomever the mayor selects.
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