Cleveland’s City Manager Takes Over Police Department

This is in relation to the Police Chief for 1 day being involved as a third party to a domestic incident over the weekend.

Check out the previous story for more.

Pursuant to Article Vlll Section 2 of the City Charter, all departments, offices and agencies
under the directaon and supervision of the City Manager shall be administered by an officer
appointed by and subject to the direction and superuision of the City Manager. The City
Manager may serve as the head of one (1) or more such departments, officers or agencies or
may appoint one (1) person as the head of two (2) or more of them.
Effective immediately I am going to be serving as the head of the Cleveland Police Department
pursuant to this section. I intend to ask the City Councilto form a committee consisting of
myself, one or more of their members and a law enforcement consultant selected bythe
Council to review the organizational structure and certain policies of the Cleveland Police
Department moving forward.
In the interim, I am appointing Captain Mark Gibson to assist me with the day-to-day
operations of the Cleveland Police Department.