Commission provides update in CPD superintendent search
CHICAGO (CBS) – There will be an update on the search for a new Chicago police superintendent Wednesday.
The Community Commission For Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) is in charge of the process and has started reviewing applications with the help of an executive search firm.
The group is made up of seven members who will provide a list of three candidates for the job to Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson. The mayor would either choose from that list or request a new one.
At 9 a.m. at a City Hall news conference, the commission will share insights on the candidate review process.
Several public feedback forums have been held in the past few weeks.
While the search is underway, starting May 15 Fred Waller will take over as interim CPD superintendent. That's when Johnson officially takes over at City Hall.
Waller served the department for 34 years. He will replace Eric Carter who stepped in when David Brown resigned to take a job in the private sector in Texas.