The City of Boulder is hosting a community forum on Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the city council chambers from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event is intended to give residents an opportunity to meet and vet the finalists for the position of police chief. The city is accepting online questions until noon today.
Last week, the city announced three finalists for the job: Interim Police Chief Steve Redfearn; Leonard Redhorse III, deputy police chief for the Navajo Police Department; and Josh Wallace, a commander with the Chicago Police Department. The Boulder Police Department addresses a broad range of public safety challenges, from managing rising rates of violent crime reports to responding to climate change-induced fires and floods. The incoming police chief will oversee a department budget of about $43 million and lead up to 190 sworn officers. The leadership transition comes as the department implements its “reimagining policing” initiative, focused on crime prevention, among other goals.