The Austin City Council must approve the hiring before it becomes official. That vote is set for Tuesday.
Lisa Davis, an assistant police chief with the Cincinnati Police Department, speaks during a Q&A session with police chief finalists last week.
"I have elected to move Chief Davis forward for confirmation by the City Council as she has a stellar record in her extensive career in law enforcement," he said in a statement,"and I am confident that she will earn the trust and confidence of our Austin Police officers and our community.” Davis joined the Cincinnati Police Department in 1992, working a beat downtown. She served in different leadership roles before being named assistant police chief in February 2020. She has also been a police chief finalist for Cincinnati and Toledo over the last two years.
Davis will be taking over a department plagued with staffing shortages over the last few years. APD is currently down 350 officers, impacting calls and response times. The city has been trying to“When you look at recruiting, you have to look at morale and retention,” she said. “All of those are tied together. … There is no better recruiter for a police department than those that work there.”
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