From a press release sent out this afternoon from office of Dawa Hitch, the city of Asheville’s director of communications and public engagements:
City of Asheville offers opportunity to meet police chief candidates
ASHEVILLE – The City of Asheville has scheduled a public meet and greet for the candidates invited to participate in the next stage of the police chief selection process. The event will be a drop-in event from 5-6 p.m., Monday, May 18 at the Wilma Sherrill Center on the UNC-Asheville campus.
At 6 p.m., following the meet and greet, candidates will make presentations on a pre-determined subject. Community members will have the opportunity to offer feedback on candidates through comment cards. The feedback will be considered in the selection process.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend both events. Child care will be available onsite for children kindergarten age and older.
It is anticipated that the candidates selected for the on-site hiring process will be confirmed on Wednesday, May 13. Once the participants are confirmed, the names of candidates involved in the meet and greet along with brief bios will be posted on the City of Asheville website at www.ashevillenc.gov.
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