NEW: The search for a new Aurora police chief is starting over, city officials said on Tuesday.
One of the two finalists in the running last week withdrew his application after three days of meeting with city staff, City Council and community members, according to the announcement, and the second finalist did not have enough City Council support to move forward, spokesperson Ryan Luby said.
Community members had worried neither candidate could lead the department and deal with the issues created over the past three tumultuous years, and they noted both candidates chosen to lead the police department in the state’s most diverse city — 44% of the population identifies as white — were white men. City officials reported that the initial pool of 21 applicants included seven people who were women or people of color and two were chosen for semi-finalist interviews.
The two finalists named were men who had risen through the ranks in their respective agencies, Scott Ebner, a retired lieutenant colonel and deputy superintendent of administration for New Jersey State Police, and David Franklin, the chief of staff at the Albuquerque Police Department in Albuquerque.
The city manager is charged with selecting the new police chief, per the city charter, and a majority of the City Council would have to approve the selection before a person is hired. In his statement, Twombly said the city will be assessing what the next steps will look like.
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