Community leaders are sharing their concerns with the search process for the city’s next police chief.The Kansas City board of police commissioners on Monday announced three finalists to replace former Chief Rick Smith. Interim Chief Joe Mabin currently leads the department.The police board announced internal candidate Deputy Chief Stacey Graves and two out-of-town candidates, DeShawn Beaufort from Philadelphia and Scott Ebner from New Jersey.All three will meet the community this Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Mohart Center at 3200 Wayne Avenue.Pastor Darron Edwards leads a group called Getting to the Heart of the Matter. He said Kansas Citians would not have the opportunity to fully vet the candidates during the community meeting.“You're going to have one candidate for 45 minutes each, individually on stage,” he said. “They’re asked the same three or four questions, so you don't get a chance to deep dive, you don't get a chance to ask a unique question to a unique candidate.”Edwards said the police board’s process has not remained transparent, saying the community needs more meetings and time to understand the candidates’ philosophies and strategies. “It's the process I think needs to be worked on,” Edwards said. Edwards also said the board has a clear favorite in Deputy Chief Stacey Graves.“When she's up against pretty much people, you can find a lot of dirt with a simple Google search. I think she's the clear choice for how this board wants to take the city,” he said.Gwendolyn Grant with the Kansas City Urban League also said Kansas City’s police board has a clear favorite.“It appears that the board of police commissioners basically has stacked the deck in favor of the local candidate,” Grant said.Graves has a 25-year career with KCPD. She currently leads the patrol division after working in internal affairs and the media divisions.DeShawn Beaufort is an inspector with the Philadelphia Police Department.According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the 25-year veteran Beaufort was reassigned last year after a road rage incident.Scott Ebner just retired from the New Jersey State Police. Ebner did not receive enough support to become chief in Aurora, Colorado, earlier this year and is named in lawsuits alleging unfair and discriminatory promotional practices, according to the Denver Post.Both Grant and Edwards say Graves is part of a department currently under U.S. Department of Justice investigation into hiring practices, saying the process to hire a new chief should've been much more open.“Where do community voices play in politics?” Edwards said.“It raises a lot of concerns about where we go from here,” Grant said.