Middletown Township appears to be closer to hiring a new chief of police.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
After narrowing down 60 applications, township officials are now in negotiations with a final candidate, Township Manager Stephanie Teoli Kuhls confirmed this week.
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The manager said she could not release information about the candidate but anticipates the board of supervisors will vote on the candidate during one of the September meetings.
The township hired search consultants Safe City Solutions earlier this year after former Chief James Kane announced his retirement in spring.
The consultants weeded through the 60 applications and had 13 of 15 semi-finalists send in video interviews and written questionnaires for township officials to review. From there, the field was narrowed down to the finalists.
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The 54-officer department that serves as the state’s 19th largest municipality is currently being led by Lt. Ken Mellus and Lt. John Michniewicz.
Before leaving Middletown, Kane worked in law enforcement for the past 35 years. Kane was a lieutenant in the township before his promotion to chief and led the department to state accreditation in 2008. Kane also initiated and ran the township’s D.A.R.E program for several years. He became police chief in 2010.
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Kane was paid $126,000 per year at the time of his retirement.
