by BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post
Fourteen applications have been submitted for the Riley County Police Department Director position, since the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency, commonly known as the Law Board, opened it's search on May 23rd, 2022.
Three of the applicants are from Kansas with the remaining 11 coming from out-of-state. The applications are being reviewed by a screening committee.
The 11 out-of-state applicants are from the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Vermont.
The screening committee will make recommendations to the Law Board regarding which applicants to move forward, however, the Law Board makes the decisions on who will become finalists.
“We are systematically working our way through the process,” Law Board Chair Linda Morse said. “This is an important decision and we are committed to meeting regularly to keep progressing forward. Once recommendations are made, the Law Board will meet separately to choose finalists.”
Qualifications, experience, and dedication to embracing diversity and promoting inclusion are among the deciding factors that will determine who moves on as finalists.
After a decision is made by the law board, a public announcement will be made naming the finalists.
Public input on the finalists will be welcomed during an open forum to be held later on in the application/hiring process.
By the end of 2022, the Law Board plans to name the new Director for RCPD.
Since former Director Butler's retirement on January 31, 2022, Kurt Moldrup has served as the Interim Director, and will continue to do so until the new Director is named.