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Search is on for police chiefsfitWe got a lot (of applicants) throughout the state of North Carolina, and we got several from out of state.”Elon Town Manager Mike Dula On selecting a police chiefGraham, Elon to fill spotsBy Sean McCombsTimes-NewsWith Dan Ingle’s retirement as police chief in Elon and Johnny Wehunt stepping down as Graham’s police chief at the end of the month, both towns are looking for people to head their police departments.Ingle’s last day was Monday and the town celebrated his 17 years of service to the town with a retirement partySaturday night. His duties as chief are being split by Capt. Mike Stidham and Lt. John Villanova. The chief’s position is expected to be tilled by the end of the month.Town Manager Mike Dula has the task of sorting through 55 applicants to fill Ingle’s vacant spot.“We are in the process of narrowing those down,’’ Dula said.No interviews have been conducted so far, Dula said. The town was waiting for the holidays to pass before it started bringing people in for interviews. He said he expects to enlist help to conduct theinterviews, but the final decision will be his to make.Graham has made its choice for a new police chief, but won't announce who it is until later this month Town Manager Ray Fogleman picked the new chief out of the 17 applications the city received.It's not secretive, but we’retrying to make the announcement on more of a professional basis,’’ he saidA small ceremony and press conference is planned for the announcement.Wehunt, who has been Graham's police chief since 195)4. currently makes $61.(MX) a year. The pay range for the new chief is between $41,000and $61,000. Ingle made $54,000 a year, while the pay range for his replacement is between $47,000 and $59,000.After the new Graham chief is announced, Fogleman said he expects there to be some overlap between when the new chief starts and Wehunt retires.Both town managers were pleased with the number of applicants they received for the jobs.I thought 55 was a good total,” Dula said. “We got a lot throughout the state of North Carolina, and we got several from out of state.”
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Sun, Jan 06, 2002
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