City manager: Council set to interview a pair of candidates for police chief

Here's interim City Manager Mark Weinberg's response to Sun colleague Stacia Glenn, who covers public safety. Wineberg's response also contains information regarding 5th Ward Councilman Chas Kelley's efforts to obtain funding for firefighter positions.

"The MCC is meeting presently to interview two finalist candidates for the position of Police Chief. These candidates have been previously interviewed independently by: a panel of subject matter experts; the Mayor; and incoming City Manager Charles McNeely and narrowed from a larger candidate pool.

"No rankings have been assigned to the two finalists, and there is no designated "top contender".

"It appears as though Councilmember Chas Kelly has placed an item on Monday's MCC Agenda requesting his colleagues to approve a resolution which would reinstate the recently deleted 8 fire fighter positions, as well as up to 4 additional fire fighter positions which were previously approved by the council for elimination."

Reporter's note: The MCC acronym refers to Mayor and Common Council