Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Clovis Police Chief Doug Ford is one of four finalists for the police chief job in Burnet, Texas.
Burnet City Manager David Vaughn said Friday that Ford and three others have interviews scheduled next week to oversee the department that employs 21 officers.
Ford has been Clovis’ police chief since March of 2016. He’s worked for Clovis PD for 22 years.
He said he has family in the Burnet area and decided to apply for the job when it came open.
"I still enjoy serving and protecting our community," Ford wrote in an email to the News on Friday afternoon. "I am not involved in any other hiring processes and law enforcement has been my life long career."
Vaughn said the finalists for the position also include:
• Sean Mannix, former police chief in Cedar Park, Texas
• StephenThomas, police chief in Brady, Texas
• and Kenneth Brown, chief for the port authority in Galveston, Texas.
The new chief will succeed Paul Nelson who now works for the city of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, Vaughn said.
The city of Burnet is home to about 7,000 people and is located 45 minutes northwest of Austin.
Vaughn said “leadership and great communication skills are at the top of the list” of qualifications city leaders want to see in a new police chief.
He expects to select a chief from the four finalists in “the next couple of weeks.”
