The headline reads, "City to begin search for new police chief" with the new city manager, Jennene Norman-Vacha, planning to form a selection committee. This selection committee will include Interium Chief Frank Ross, Sheriff Rich Nugent, along with input from local citizens. With this selection committee, officials will review the job requirements and then begin advertising with the Florida Police Chiefs Association.
Interim Chief Ross stated that one of the applicants could come from within the department. The logical choice would be Lt. Rick Hankins who has given his heart and soul to the Brooksville Police Department but that appears to be uncertain at this time. Lt. Hankins is waiting for the final version of the job requirements before making a decision to apply for this position.
It appears that Interim Chief Ross has already jumped the gun, so-to-speak, in the search for the new chief of police for the city of Brooksville. Mr. Ross has already taken the liberty of having lunch with a few of the interested candidates, even though the city manager just gave the go-ahead to advertise the position at Monday night's city council meeting. These interviews of prospective candidates by the Interim Chief Ross appear to defeat the very purpose of the selection committee currently being formed by the city manager. How can Mr. Ross serve on this selection committee, with an unbiased opinion, when he has already involved himself outside the purview of other prospective (committee) members? Is this selection committee being formed by Jennene Norman-Vacha merely facade to imitate a fair selection process of the next chief of police for the city of Brooksville?
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