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Dec 21, 2020
MADISON (WKOW) Dr. Shon Barnes has accepted an offer from the Police and Fire Commission to become the city of Madison s next police chief.
The mayor s office, citing city of Madison Human Resources Director Harper Donahue, confirmed that Barnes accepted the job in text messages to 27 News Monday.
Barnes is expected to start his first day with the Madison Police Department on Feb. 1.
Madison s Police and Fire Commissionvoted to offer Barnes the jobon Friday by a vote of three to two. Following a rigorous, comprehensive process and after thorough deliberations, the PFC has selected Dr. Shon F. Barnes to be our Chief of Police, the commission said in a statement. As is standard practice, the PFC will now be issuing a Conditional Offer of Appointment.
Dec 19, 2020
MADISON (WKOW) Madison s Police and Fire Commission have decided to offer the job of chief of police to Dr. Shon F. Barnes.
By a vote of three to two, the commissioners voted to offer Barnes the job at its Friday afternoon meeting. Following a rigorous, comprehensive process and after thorough deliberations, the PFC has selected Dr. Shon F. Barnes to be our Chief of Police, the commission said in a statement. As is standard practice, the PFC will now be issuing a Conditional Offer of Appointment.
Barnes is currently the Director of Training and Professional Development for the Civilian Office of Police Accountability in Chicago, Illinois.
âI thought the top person was Ramon Batista,â Gundlach said. âIâll be voting no in this case.âÂ
The commissioners discussed the decision in closed session after a couple dozen members of the public spoke Friday. They did not elaborate on their decision in open session.Â
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On Dec. 4, the PFC announced the final candidates for chief. Five days later, the PFC released pre-recorded interviews with each of the candidates answering questions that were informed using community input gathered earlier in the process.Â
âCommunity input has been the foundation of this process,â the statement said. âThe PFC is grateful for the input that it received. The COVID-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for the PFC, and the PFC adapted its methods to obtain community input.âÂ