When the City of Spokane went looking for a new police chief they settled on a group of finalists – all of whom were males and all of whom were white.
Yet the City has said it has a goal to expand diversity in its leaders. The City is getting ready to start searching for a new fire chief after former chief Bobby Williams retired in January.
After the lengthy, and at times confusing, selection process to find a new police chief – many of you wanted to know if there will be more of an emphasis on minority candidates for future leaders.
There is certainly an effort underway to make sure that city government looks like the community that we serve. Brian Coddington is, in many ways, the voice of Spokane.