{"id":1666,"date":"2016-03-09T18:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/och-c.com\/wp\/index.php\/2016\/03\/09\/carbondale-police-chief-resigns-one-week-prior-to-start-date\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:23:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:23:16","slug":"carbondale-police-chief-resigns-one-week-prior-to-start-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/och-c.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/09\/carbondale-police-chief-resigns-one-week-prior-to-start-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbondale police chief resigns one week prior to start date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CARBONDALE\u2014The Carbondale City Council accepted the resignation of Stephen Smith, police chief, just one week after his hiring.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Fulton, mayor, announced Smith has terminated his agreement as the new chief, and would be moving his family for a better paying position in Texas. <\/p>\n<p>Fulton instructed the council to review the previous applications for police chief. The council agreed to conduct a special meeting March 14 to interview Gordon Smith and to discuss applications for police officer.<\/p>\n<p>Fulton also spoke to the council about maintenance and cleaning of the police department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had to replace the toilet within the department as it was beyond repair,\u201d said Richardson.<\/p>\n<p>Fulton also said spotlights on the two police vehicles were damaged and needed replaced.<\/p>\n<p>(See more on the City of Carbondale in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.och-c.com\/?q=article\/march-10-2016-%E2%80%93%C2%A0pdf-edition\">this week&#8217;s edition of The Herald-Chronicle.<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARBONDALE\u2014The Carbondale City Council accepted the resignation of Stephen Smith, police chief, just one week after his hiring. Mike Fulton, mayor, announced Smith has terminated his agreement as the new chief, and would be moving his family for a better paying position in Texas. 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