When it came time for the city of Eugene, Oregon, to choose a new police chief recently, the whole town participated in the process.
There were four community panels – one composed entirely of young people – plus an open forum and a website so citizen input could be received and reviewed online.
Officials released the names of the three top candidates, who then went before another citizen panel and another forum leading up to the city manager’s final selection.
A Baltimore version of this good-government gauntlet was promised after Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa resigned in May.
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