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BG Reads Update: Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia hired as Austin Assistant City Manager
🗞️ BG Reads Update: Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia hired as Austin Assistant City Manager
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The city of Austin has hired Dallas Police Department police chief Eddie Garcia as an assistant city manager overseeing public safety, according to an internal memo sent to the mayor and council members that KXAN obtained.
“He most recently served as Police Chief of the Dallas Police Department, commanding the ninth largest police department in the country,” said Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax in the memo. “In Dallas he introduced a comprehensive Use of Force Dashboard providing transparency and accountability, brought in experts to study use of force, worked with criminologists to develop a Crime Plan and supported the formation of a Community Advisory Board to ensure ongoing dialogue with residents, city leaders, and police associations.”
Broadnax also came from the city of Dallas, where he previously served as city manager.
The position Garcia will fill was previously held by Bruce Mills, who retired last month. Mills was an Austin Police Department assistant chief before that.
Earlier this year, Dallas Interim City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert sent out a statement regarding the potential poaching of the city’s police chief:
“It’s no surprise that other Texas cities are expressing interest in Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia. He has been the key leader who has delivered a lower crime rate to Dallas, and he has helped increase police morale while boosting residents’ confidence in the direction of the department.
Obviously, City Council members and I want to keep him in Dallas doing a good job. It will take flexibility, creativity with a hefty dose of accountability to accomplish that, but we are working tirelessly to develop solutions. I believe Chief Gracia wants to remain here.
To the cities shopping in Dallas for a new chief, I have one message for you: ‘turn around and go back home.’ In the meantime, I will keep the City Council and the public informed about the progress on these issues.”
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