The chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board insists the search for the next police chief will look both inside and outside the Elgin Street headquarters.
Fifty people attended a public consultation session this week to ask residents what they want to see in the capital's next chief. Several people said they would prefer the Ottawa Police Service hire a new chief from outside of the force.
"Someone internally will know the organization. There's the benefit he grew up in the city, he knows the city," El-Chantiry said. Chief Peter Sloly resigned as chief during the Freedom Convoy demonstration in February, just over two years after being hired from outside the service. Steve Bell is serving as interim chief."The next police chief needs to think outside the box and be someone who can solve the problems facing our community."
The chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board says he was disappointed with the turnout for this week's public consultation on the new police chief, adding it's important to hear from the community about "this important position."
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