Taylorsville chooses a (second) new chief for its police department
The city’s first choice has chosen to retire after a bout of coronavirus.
(Photo courtesy of Taylorsville City) Brady Cottam has been chosen as the police chief for the new Taylorsville Police Department.
| Dec. 30, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
For the second time since Taylorsville leaders announced they will form their own police department, the city has hired a police chief although that new department doesn’t begin operating for another six months.
Pending formal approval from the City Council on Jan. 6, Brady Cottam will be the chief of the Taylorsville Police Department, a position he was offered earlier this month. It was originally accepted by Tracy Wyant, but he has since decided to retire from the Unified Police Department after battling COVID-19, according to a spokeswoman for Taylorsville City.