MASON CITY – There are eleven candidates for chief of police in Mason City.
Proposed Candidates for Police Chief Civil Service List:
Name and city of residence:
Chris Bakas of Fort Collins, CO
Jeff Brinkley of Ames, IA
H.C. “Skip” Clark of Peachtree City, GA
Michael Flaningam of Genoa, IL
Anthony Heavner of Jackson, TN
Albert Holl of Corpus Christi, TX
Peter Ketchum of Ninevah, IN
Mike Mckelvey of Mason City, IA
Harold Minch of Naples, FL
John Powell of Dothan, AL
Timothy Sittig of Pleasant Hill, IA
Current Chief Michael Lashbrook will soon be retiring and city hall is actively seeking his replacement.
UPDATE: The Mason City civil service commission approved 9 of the 11 applicants:
I wonder why the Globe said there are only 8 applicants.
Because they are the GLOB.
Simple Google search determines we do not need Timothy Sittig. Timothy Sittig was fired by his council 5/5 vote plus Mayor on misconduct and poor job performance.
I hope McElvey gets the job.. he is awesome!
Must be Lashbrook!!!^^^^^^^^^
We need a chief who is going to clean up the police department and make an attempt to clean up Mason City. Drugs and crime..and our police department doesn’t do one thing against the drug dealers. Are they dirty or scared? It’s long overdue to get the Chicago and Detroit boys out of our community.
I agree with you on this. I would throw in all the liberals who smoke weed.
It would be nice if we could get someone with new ideas and thoughts on how to do things.
I hope they don’t just go with Mike Mckelvey just because he’s been here so long. We need new blood and vision not the same old song and dance.
Where is Pete Walski when you need him ?- best old boy around!
Hopefully they all know what they’re getting into.