WRAL.com: Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville

Log in to WRAL.com with one click using your favorite social network:

Register with WRAL.com using your favorite social network:

2:17 a.m. • 6-20-13

68°F

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

Today: Partly Cloudy.
- Hi: 85° F
Fri: Partly Cloudy.
- Hi: 85° F
Sat: Thunderstorm.
- Hi: 85° F

Other Locations

7 Day Forecast

Posted: September 5, 2012

Fayetteville residents invited to discuss hiring of police chief

Site Search

Fayetteville, N.C. — Fayetteville residents are invited to a public meeting to discuss the selection of the city’s next police chief.

The first meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 13 in the City Hall Council Chamber, 433 Hay St. The second meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 25 at Westover Recreation Center, 267 Bonanze Drive. Both meetings will be one hour.

City Manager Ted Voorhees will respond to submitted questions, and participants will have a chance to speak. Speakers may sign up in advance by sending an email to jlowe@ci.fay.nc.us or sign up at the venue before the meeting begins.

Questions may be submitted to nwalls@ci.fay.nc.us or by calling 910-433-1578.
The job has been posted on the city’s website and will close Oct. 5. The applications will be reviewed in October.

Katherine Bryant, veteran officer with the Fayetteville Police Department, was named interim chief in July. She replaced Tom Bergamine, who retired.

Web Editor: Angie Basiouny

Get News Alerts to your Email & Cell Phone

5 Comments

WRAL.com welcomes your comments on this story. All comments are moderated prior to publication based on our posting guidelines. Please review them prior to posting and if your message is not approved.

5 COMMENTS

This story is closed for comments. Comments on WRAL.com news stories are accepted and moderated between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Latest Comments

I know Katherine personally. The City of Fayetteville would be lucky to have her as Chief full time.

Relic
September 5, 2012 6:16 p.m.

Just,

Again a waste of tax money, put in local paper, for couple of days then hire her. The city has hire a selection committe spent tons of tax money, I wisk I could sell and leave this city

Sherlock
September 5, 2012 5:19 p.m.

Katherine Bryant is an outstanding person to be given the Job. Waste on time looking further, Hire her

eoglane
September 5, 2012 3:30 p.m.

Why waste all the money, when you have a good Chief working in th e position. If she was not good enough for the job why was she placed there? Just the usual poor leadership in Fayetteville. Sherlock

Well its hard to understand but she is not the "Cheif of Police" she is the "Interum Cheif of Police" The way it works, which is crazy if you ask me, is they have to advertise the job in the paper and any other means for applications. It is like that for any city or county job unless it is posted on the city or counties website as a continuously highering possition like Patrol Officer or Deputy or Telecommunicator. She has to apply for the job just like all the rest that want the Cheif's possition. I see that she has been doing a good job for the city and the department even though I dont live in Fayetteville I do hope that she gets the job! I wish her all the best of luck! I hope that this sheds some light on your questions and concerns about it. Sad to say but it is true!

justdontgetit
September 5, 2012 12:27 p.m.

Why waste all the money, when you have a good Chief working in th e position. If she was not good enough for the job why was she placed there? Just the usual poor leadership in Fayetteville.

Sherlock
September 5, 2012 11:13 a.m.

5 COMMENTS