The city’s on the verge of hiring the International Association of Chiefs of Police to help helm the national search for a new top cop.
The organization bills itself the “world’s largest and most influential professional association for police leaders.”
Randi Frank who leads the executive search firm the city hired to vet the 2018 police chief search will not be part of this process. Former top cop Armando Perez was recently released from prison for scheming to rig the examination that year.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police “definitely hit the majority of criteria we used in order to have a fair and transparent selection mechanism,” Personnel Director Eric Amado told CT Post’s Brian Lockhart.
“I think to ensure a top quality candidate and to regain public trust, a firm of this caliber is necessary,” Council President Aidee Nieves said of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Amado and White confirmed that in hiring IACP the city would forgo the typical competitive bid process typically required when Bridgeport spends taxpayer dollars on goods and services. Amado noted the charter gives him the authority as personnel head to obtain assistance when necessary to carry out such searches. He said IACP was selected from a list of 20 to 30 agencies.
“My office staff, myself conducted research on all the major firms within the nation that have knowledge, experience and the capacity to conduct a nationwide search … with a particular focus on whether they have specialized knowledge and ability on chiefs of police,” Amado said.
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The International Association of Chiefs of Police “definitely hit the majority of criteria we used in order to have a fair and transparent selection mechanism,” Personnel Director Eric Amado told CT Post’s Brian Lockhart, what are those criteria we used in order to have a fair and transparent selection mechanism?
Randi Frank who leads the executive search firm the city hired to vet the 2018 police chief search will not be part of this process. Former top cop Armando Perez was recently released from prison for scheming to rig the examination that year, well David Dunn used Randi Frank exclusively for both the police and fire exams, we saw the damage that Randi Frank did in the police chief by doing whatever Dunn said in giving him the answers of the exam to Dunn, well what other exams were compromised by Frank and Dunn especially when there has no investigation into the civil service office. The problem with the BPD starts at the top with Mayor Joe Ganim and nobody expects the International Association of Chiefs of Police to point that out because Ganim will the person signing the check for the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
The article below points out why the city is going in the wrong direction, why select a new chief when you don’t know what the current and past problems are for the new police chief to work on. A number of the main problems with BPD start with Mayor Joe Ganim.
The Lockhart article states, “The Ganim administration is under intense pressure to get this do-over search right as a result of that scandal, combined with ongoing turmoil involving the department — from officers accused of excessive force and racism to internal divisions to low manpower — plus stalled efforts to implement proposed policing reforms recommended by a local task force and outside consultant Charles Ramsey.” What are the reforms recommended by a local task force and outside consultant Charles Ramsey? Make those reforms public or we going to have to wait for a new police chief to do his on study.
What is the record for the International Association of Chiefs of Police in dealing with issues of race in hiring and promotion?
“Bridgeport poised to hire international group for police chief search”
Brian Lockhart March 8, 2022
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Bridgeport-poised-to-hire-international-group-for-16984449.php