Three candidates are left for job as Birmingham police chief

The city of Birmingham is moving closer to hiring a new police chief.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin was scheduled to interview the following candidates between Monday, April 23, and Wednesday, April 25, according to a news release from City Hall on April 22.

-- Malik Aziz is currently a division commander with the Dallas Police Department with about 28 years of law enforcement experience.  

-- Henry Irby III, currently a deputy chief with the Birmingham Police Department, has more than 32 years of law enforcement experience.

-- Patrick D. Smith, a police commander with the Los Angeles Police Department, has about 27 years of experience.

Woodfin’s administration has conducted a national search for a new chief.

More than 50 local and national candidates applied for the position from Feb. 1 to March 9, the release states.

The three finalists were selected from a pool of 11 applicants who took part in an assessment process in March in which they had to handle a series of realistic leadership situations.

“We want to identify the best person to lead the Birmingham Police Department,” Mayor Woodfin said in a news release on April 17. “This national search enabled us to look at candidates from across the country and now we will take a close look at the finalists in this process.”

OTHER HIRING

The same process being used to select a police chief was used recently to hire Human Resources Director Jill Madajczyk and Deputy Director Jenea Jones, according to the April 17 news release.

The city is currently reviewing applications for the position of Director of Information Management Services.

The city is accepting applications until May 13 for the position of Director of Public Works.

Currently, the city is accepting applications for the Director of Public Works. The application process will close on May 13.

The city will begin accepting applications in May for the Director of Finance position.