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Asheville in search of a new police chief | Request for outside consultant to assist in nationwide recruitment process

Reports the City of Asheville in a June 2011 press release:

The City of Asheville seeks proposals for police chief recruitment.

The City of Asheville is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for the recruitment and selection of the Asheville Police Chief.
  
"This national recruitment process will ensure that we build public input into our process and that we have a highly qualified, diverse applicant pool," City Manager Gary Jackson said.

The recruitment and selection process will likely be complete by February 2012. There will be extensive stakeholder input, including internal interviews, community focus groups and an e-mail address created specifically for receiving responses from the public on this important process.   

Interested parties may obtain a complete copy of the Request for Proposals for Consultant Services at http://AshevilleNC.gov/RFP.

The RFP can also be obtained at the City Manager’s Office, located on the second floor of City Hall, from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The deadline for receiving proposals is 3 p.m., July 18.

For more information, contact Human Resources Director Kelley Dickens at (828) 259-5690 or kdickens@ashevillenc.gov.

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