City Picks Consultant For Police Chief Search

Money wasted. Renee Dominguez is a great interim chief and should have been given the job. Waste of taxpayer money for all the wrong reasons. The alders need to put their big boy and big girl pants on. Instead, they listen to folks with tired reasons that sing the same old songs. People get promoted in the police department because they work hard, study for tests and score high on the civil service lists. That is how upper ranks are filled. I realize that the chief is appointed, but she spent years working to position herself for the job of chief.

I think Boise and the rest of the clergy who don’t want the current Chief should foot the bill for the new search

Unfortunate that Stacy Abrams, apparently, is unable to help. Confident she knows lots of folk not afraid of a little snow; or controversy.

, Elicker replied, ​“I am the mayor, and people have elected me to choose the police chief.
He done such a great job micro managing up to this. Is this the a responsible Mayor responds to a question, he truly has no idea how to speak to anyone who questions his policy

Good choice. They've never heard of and don't know where New Haven is. Won't have a clue on all the local nuances. I expect we'll end up with Billy White in charge of the show again, and the way things are going that might not be a bad thing.

All of the people who advocated for a national search for a police chief should put their money where their mouth was, and pay for the search.
It must be quite demoralizing to the members of the NHPD that the Board of Aldermen would reject a candidate for police chief who had worked her way up through the ranks.
It is hoped by some that some current, former or retired member of OUR OWN police force who knows this city, its neighborhoods, and its people will apply for the position.
The BOA If It a disservice to the people they are supposed to represent. They even lacked the courage of holding a roll call vote do the public could see how they voted on the Mayor's appointee.
There is a theory that the BOA ultimately intended to approve the acting chief after coming back with certain requests for more detailed and revised plans for the force. BUT there emerged a campaign by certain people and certain media who said the chief should be black, or that she had failed the city due to high homicide rates that were unsolved, or that she wasn't experienced enough, or that she had applied for a job in another city and had no commitment to New Haven!
The pressure generated by rumors, misleading reports, personal agendas, race-baiting and sexism, and more caused the acting chief to withdraw her name from consideration, and announce her retirement.
Sad. Pathetic. Unfortunate.

I think the important thing here is that the RFP was so lousy that only one firm applied. As someone who has participated in the RFP process I can tell you that the contracts are quite slim. What this means is that the city has promised to do too much for what it can afford. Let's do somethings really well and not many things poorly.

Firstly-- any agency that would step into this minefield is crazy!
Secondly--- what a slap in the face to NHPD and NH people to tell them they are not good enough to be chief and serve in THEIR OWN COMMUNITY!
Thirdly-- I feel sorry for cops and residents alike when they find that pefect ideologue to steer us down the path of SJWarriorhood--- solving/preventing crime???? WHO CARES??!! Police Dept... NAH--- they are the evolving ideology warriors.... soon to be the THOUGHT POLICE! Maybe they can solve THOUGHT CRIME!!!

The water is already out of the dam. You can’t save the dead fish. Move on!

Cant help but notice how Boise Kimber was calling on a new Chief because unsolved homicide rates.

Cant help but notice how BK has failed to thank interim chief Dominguez for the drop in homicides.

Cant help but notice how Boise Kimber has failed to take responsibility for the failed moral leadership he talks so much about. Moral decay has taken over the city.

Anyone seen the clergy?

Elicker chose Dominguez. Reminder.

Consultants are crooks, it’s 2022. We do not need Cali Consultants to pick a crappy chief to stay for 3 years tops.

Moving forward, due to a voice vote which allowed the chicken alders to hide their vote, the Mayor should receive the recommendations from the consulting firm , who will receive a large sum of cash from city taxpayers, not ethically challenged led ministers ,and challenge the alders and ministers who vote or support voting by skin color by hiring the best candidate, period. Citizens deserve it from its elected leaders, not race baiting on ANY side .These alders are mostly the same group that raised property taxes 11 % under Harp. They have no problem spending our money and raising our taxes in off election years. 11%! They are players. This group of alders will not support Elicker next election and are probably planning their coup as we speak . Elections should be about candidates and their positions. Skin color should not be a deciding factor in voting .It doesn’t make a difference what you look like. There’s enough elected positions available to anyone willing to do the work to earn it .It’s your character that’s makes the difference in life, elections, and mayoral appointments. A good, decent, local Acting Chief was driven out due to racial pressure rather than performance.What does that say to a group of officers who I’m told are generally in support of their Acting Chief? Majority leader Alder wants a chief”who looks like me “This is not how leaders lead. The police commission ,including people of color, knows more about its personnel than the same negative group of unelected ministers who need a new positive leader to represent their interests. It’s time to challenge these alders who bend to the whims of negativity, brag about their power, and fail to make decisions in the best interest of the city, only to take care of themselves, their Yale union, and their political connections. It’s time for non political activists across the city to become aware, challenge the DTC, and all alders in the next election . Time to clean house

Many cities and towns all over this country are seeing a rise in crime, social justice unrest, demand for police reform, mental health issues and substance abuse issues, and many police are quitting due to the stressors of the current times, there is going to be a lot of competition for good leaders at the top.
If New Haven pays less, is a much more dangerous crimes workplace than many other locations, and has an very volatile political atmosphere, it’s going to be a very hard sell over police chief jobs in locations with better pay, or less dangerous crime, or less hot politically to work in.
I’m sure any candidate who takes this job from out of state, will only be looking at it as a career move stepping stone to something better, before the next mayor is voted in, as their job with the city will end and they will need to move on.

Why would the Mayor disclose that only one company responded to the RFP, when "We’re working on the contract right now. It’s not yet finalized". Sort of reduces the city's negotiating position.

I’ve talked with many city police officers (black, white and Latino) and they all say the same thing: Dominguez was doing a very good job as Chief during difficult times. And that her unexpected ouster and the manner in which it was done has created a host of problems and issues for the force.

Failed leadership and a waste of money.
Elicker replied, ​“I am the mayor, and people have elected me to choose the police chief."
Elicker leads like an autumn leaf in the wind. He is not choosing a chief, BK is.
A national search is slap in the face to every home grown NHPD officer who has risen through the ranks. I thought we wanted people from our community? Oh, that was the Republican candidate for mayor.......

Once again our mayor allows a convicted felon, Mr Kimber, to dictate how we're going to choose our chief of police when we already have a fantastic Chief of Police in place. Elicker is a complete disappointment at every turn. He disappoints every time he opens his mouth, he disappoints every time he makes a decision. He needs to go.

New Haven would be better off having a more robust Human Resources department with experienced recruiters with the kind of turnover we have. Another waste of money! We have a competent chief picked by the mayor. Now we will get an unknown chosen by Kimber.