Elgin's Top Cop Leaving For Fort Collins Police Chief Job

ELGIN, IL – Elgin Police Chief Jeff Swoboda will leave his post to take a new job as the police chief in Fort Collins, Colorado, the Chicago Tribune reports. He will start the new job on June 4 but has not yet announced when he will step down as Elgin's police chief. Swoboda, who earns $178,246 per year, took the helms as Elgin's top cop on April 16, 2010.

“I am very excited and humbled to be chosen as the Fort Collins Police Chief,” Swoboda said in a news release. “I am looking forward to working with the community and the highly committed staff to reach the clearly stated goal of making Fort Collins the safest city in the country.”

Fort Collins announced Swoboda as their pick for their next police chief last week.

“I am thrilled to offer this position to Chief Swoboda, as it is clear he is the top candidate for Fort Collins.” said City Manager Darin Atteberry. “In approximately 20 meetings with his Elgin Police Department colleagues, representatives from city hall, the mayor, city manager, the media, community organizations and neighborhood groups, I learned about his commitment to service, his passion for excellence and his ability to hold all to a high level of accountability.”

Swoboda will earn $192,000 as Fort Collins police chief.

Photo caption: Jeff Swoboda/Photo credit: City of Elgin