Some Aurora community members disappointed with the finalists for police chief

The City of Aurora on Wednesday named three finalists for a new police chief –five months after the firing of former Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson – but one of the finalists almost immediately withdrew from the process.

Scott C. Booth, police chief in Danville, Virginia, withdrew from consideration soon after the City of Aurora named him as one of three finalists, the city said.

According to the City of Aurora, the other two finalists are:

Scott M. Ebner, deputy superintendent of administration for New Jersey State Police, where he's worked for about 27 years. He also worked for the Cape Coral Police Department in Florida. He has a master's degree in human resources management and training and a bachelor's in criminal justice.

David Franklin, chief of staff of the Albuquerque Police Department. He previously was assistant police chief at the University of Texas at Arlington Police Department and worked for 25 years for the Texas Department of Public Safety. He has a master's degree focusing on homeland security issues and served in the U.S. Marine Corps.



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[bryanc]

The only thing you should be concerned with is hiring the most qualified candidate who has applied for the position. Race and gender shouldn't even be a consideration, because that immediately makes your selection biased and therefore sexist and racist. It is the height of hypocrisy to say race and gender should be considered so long as it is against a particular race or gender (i.e. straight white males).