[Press Release] : City Schedules Police Chief Interviews, Community Meetings

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 7, 2009 - 1:36 p.m.

City Schedules Police Chief Interviews, Community Meetings

(COLUMBIA, MO.) -- Five candidates for City of Columbia police chief
will be here January 12 - 13 for interviews and other events to
familiarize them with this community.  
Candidates include: Police Chief Kenneth M. Burton, Haltom City, Texas;
Police Chief Michael J. Clancey, Saluda, South Carolina; Police Major
Christine L. Laughlin, Kansas City, Missouri; Police Chief Wayne I.
McCoy, Blue Springs, Missouri; and Todd A. Miller, most recently Police
Chief at Terrell, Texas.  Brief background statements are attached.

  	The applicants will have a busy schedule that includes:
●	Interviews with the citizen committee appointed to advise the
City Manager (Monday, daytime);  
●	Tours of Columbia (Monday and Tuesday, daytime);
●	Meeting with Police Department command staff and officers and
tours of Police facilities (Monday and Tuesday, daytime);
●	Meetings with senior City administrative staff (Monday and
Tuesday, daytime); and
●	Interviews with the City Manager (Tuesday morning).

The public is invited to meet the candidates at an informal round-table
reception on Monday, January 12, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Activities
and Recreation Center, 1701 W. Ash Street.  Feedback forms will be
available for those who want to record their opinions.
News media are invited to an open session on Monday, January 12, from
1:15 - 4:45 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, Fourth Floor, Daniel Boone
Building, at 701 E. Broadway.

Each candidate will have 30-minute availability for a personal
statement and responses to questions, with 15-minute breaks between each
candidate appearance.  The session will be broadcast live, and then
rebroadcast several times, on the City Channel (Ch. 13 MediaCom; Ch. 2
Charter; Ch. 401 CenturyTel).  Those who attend are welcome to stay
through the entire session, as shown below.

1:15 - 1:45 p.m. - Wayne I. McCoy, Police Chief, City of Blue Springs,
MO

1:45 - 2 p.m. Break

2 - 2:30 p.m. - Todd A. Miller, Most recently, Police Chief, City of
Terrell, TX

2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 - 3:15 p.m. - Kenneth M. Burton, Police Chief, City of Haltom
City, TX

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 - 4 p.m. - Christine L. Laughlin, Police Major, City of Kansas
City, MO

4 - 4:15 p.m. Break

4:15 - 4:45 p.m. - Michael J. Clancey, Chief of Police, City of Saluda,
SC

4:45 p.m. Conclude

The police chief position has been filled on an interim basis by Tom
Dresner since former Chief Randy Boehm’s retirement last June.

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