With the police department having a deputy chief for the first time in years, Chief David Ridberg is reorganizing the command structure of the department's administration.
Effective Monday, the department will have three captains heading three divisions; with Deputy Chief James Heavey leading another.
"We have not added or taken away any divisions. We are providing all same services," Ridberg said. The department will have a command structure of three captains reporting to the deputy chief and chief. Until Heavey's promotion, the department's four captains reported to the chief.
"It's not too different from what we have now," Ridberg said. "Deputy Chief Heavey will be taking over the professional standards function, that is a division that is responsible for internal affairs, personnel and hiring issues. He will be a liaison like a personnel officer; testing policies and procedures; the testing for new hires; policies and procedures."
Ridberg added, "We knew there would be a deputy chief for months, so we have been thinking about this for a while. We wanted to do this with a minimal amount of change for the most officers."
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