LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Metropolis of Henderson is beginning its hiring course of this week with the aim of using a brand new police chief by summer time, in accordance with a metropolis memo obtained by the 8 Information Now Investigators.
Henderson Metropolis Supervisor Stephanie Garcia-Vause wrote in a memo launched to the police division she would start the focused recruitment and choice course of to contemplate candidates for a brand new police chief.
“You deserve a great leader, and it is my goal to hire a seasoned law enforcement professional who can establish a strong pipeline of future leaders to eventually become future chief,” she wrote. “The goal is to select a candidate who possesses leadership qualities that align with the city’s mission, vision, and values and will be chosen based on merit and their proven law enforcement track record.”
Garcia-Vause wrote within the memo she expects the brand new police chief will probably be in place by this summer time and wrote she guarantees to supply updates to employees as the town strikes ahead.
“I appreciate your patience during this transition and, as always, thank you for your hard work and dedication to our city,” she wrote.
The hiring course of follows a shaky month for the town after Garcia-Vause fired former police chief Hollie Chadwick over a scarcity of matching “leadership styles.”
8 Information Now had requested Garcia-Vause for a sit-down interview relating to her resolution, since she mentioned no “cause” was discovered for the termination—in accordance with the town constitution the town supervisor doesn’t want a motive.
Town declined an interview request for remark relating to extra clarification on her reasoning. The 8 Information Now Investigators then discovered Garcia-Vause and requested her level clean for a solution, which she declined to supply as a substitute asking reporters to “make an appointment.”
Town mentioned one in every of its deputy chiefs, Itzhak Henn, is the appearing chief.
8 Information Now has reached out to the Metropolis of Henderson to supply extra info regarding the memo and has not acquired a reply as of Tuesday evening.
