PALM SPRINGS, CA — Palm Springs residents will have until Friday to fill out an online survey designed to help city officials identify key characteristics and values for the city's next police chief.
"The Palm Springs Police Chief Community Survey is an important part of the recruitment and selection process. The feedback will help identify the leadership qualities, values and priorities that residents, businesses, employees and visitors believe are most important in the next police chief," a city spokesperson said in a statement.
Community members will have until midnight Friday to fill out a survey in either English or Spanish that will take roughly 10 minutes to complete, officials said. The survey will be anonymous.
City officials said there hasn't been a date set to fill the position.
Current Police Chief Andy Mills will retire on Sept. 5 after service for 13 years in the role. He and his wife, Cathy, plan to move near his mother in the Sacramento area to support her.
The survey is available at engagepalmsprings.com/palm-springs-police-chief-community-survey.
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