Police Chief Anthony Batts is officially out of Long Beach and on his way to his new gig running the Oakland Police Department. Well, not officially. His last day at work was on Friday, City Manager Pat West told me after Tuesday night's council meeting, but he is on vacation until his official last day on Oct. 19.
"Chief Batts has left the building," West said as he packed up to leave after a long day -- about 7 1/2 hours -- of City Council meetings.
West said the city's three deputy police chiefs will rotate the chief's duties until Oct. 19, after which the rotation system may continue, or an interim chief may be named. West said he doesn't have a plan yet for beginning the search for Long Beach's next top officer.
In case you missed it, Batts is getting a hefty raise and some nice benefits in Oakland. Read my story about that here.
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