To hire the city’s next police chief, Los Angeles officials have turned to the same firm that helped pick former LAPD Chief William J. Bratton more than two decades ago.
The city finalized a deal with the Northern California-based headhunter Bob Murray & Associates on March 1, but didn’t announce the decision until Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners. the Los Angeles Times reports.
The firm will be paid $65,000 to come up with a list of 10 to 20 candidates to lead the LAPD.
The search process will include conducting a community survey on the chief’s job, running social media ads to woo potential applicants, and checking the finalists’ credit histories, according to the firm’s contract with the city’s personnel department.
The goal is to replace Michel Moore, who unexpectedly announced his retirement in January after 5½ years as chief. Last month, the Police Commission appointed Assistant Chief Dominic Choi to take over on an interim basis.
