The University-Daily Kansan
Lawrence is set to hire a police chief by the end of the year, the first time the city will hire a new chief of police in the lifetime of most University students. Former police chief Ron Olin vacated the job he had held since December 1987 to work for Kansas Athletics Inc. on Sept. 1 to fill its new position of director of security/internal controls.
The deadline to apply for police chief is Dec. 6. Applications must be submitted online and can be found on the City of Lawrence website.
Applicants must have a four-year degree in law enforcement, political science or a related field, nine years of “increasingly responsible experience” with municipal police, four years in a management role and a master’s degree is preferred, according to the online job description.
Capt. Tarik Khatib has served as interim police chief since Olin came to the University.
— Edited by Abby Davenport
