Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced on Sunday that his office will begin a national recruitment push to find the city’s next police chief.
The search for the next police chief of the Minneapolis Police Department will be conducted by an executive search firm and committee comprised of internal and external partners, according to a press release.
“This will be one of the most consequential hires we ever make,” Frey said in his release.
The firm, Public Sector Search & Consulting Inc., will now oversee and lead the process, which, according to the release, is said to focus on “input from and engagement with community stakeholders.”
PSSC has reportedly helped with several other national police chief searches, including Dallas, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, Seattle, Washington, San Francisco, California, and others, the release said.
PSSC’s CEO, Gary Peterson, shared that his firm is “honored” to be working with Minneapolis to find their next chief at what he called a “critical time.”
“Our team has been at the forefront of bringing new leadership to police departments across the country to instill community-minded values, innovation, and reforms,” Peterson said in the release.
The committee assisting the firm with the search will be composed of diverse community members who will “help with front-end processes, interview candidates vetted by PSSC, and recommend candidates to the mayor for final consideration,” the release said.
The search committee is expected to be finalized this week, and once it is, the mayor’s office will release the names of the participants.
The search process is expected to be completed by summer 2022, and Frey shared that the need for change in the department is immense.
“The importance of hiring a reform-minded Chief of Police to lead a culture shift in our department cannot be overstated,” Frey said. “It has never been more crucial or necessary to bring in a leader who can rebuild our department and achieve a renewed reality of public safety in the community. Now is the time. We must get this right.”
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