City of Nevada interviewing candidates for police chief's job

Sunday, February 15, 2004

The City of Nevada's search for a new police chief is one step further along as City Manager Craig Hubler sifts through the accumulated applications, looking for a replacement for former chief Larry Moore, who retired at the end of October.

The deadline for applications has expired and the next step is interviewing select individuals for the position.

"There are a lot of good candidates that have applied. There is a lot of excitement and enthusiasm out there across the state. People talk about us, Nevada is moving and improving and people want to be a part of it," said Hubler.

Hubler said he had two candidates coming in to interview about the position.

"This is a good starting point we can look over these two candidates, I would be happy with either of them, they are both excellent choices. If it doesn't work out with either of them we can interview more people, there are many good people who have applied," he noted.

Hubler said he didn't want to rush the process but to take the time to get the best person for the job.

"Our objective is to have the best choices available and to select the right person from them."

Whoever is selected will be coming into the position at a time when the department is being overhauled. "There are a lot of changes being made, we've revamped the communications preparing for implementing Enhanced 911, something we've been getting ready to do for some time," said Hubler.

Hubler said that the city would be willing to work with the county on implementing E911 and that doing so was in line with plans the city already had made.

"I said a year ago that we were ready to work with the county on E911 and we still are," Hubler said.

The new chief will be working to implement the changes brought about by new anti-terrorism measures required after the attacks on the World Trade Center.

"Nevada's police and fire departments will have additional responsibilities including dealing with possible weapons of mass destruction and other attacks," said Hubler.

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