Hopkinton Police Chief Applicants Narrowed to 10

The Police Chief Search Committee has made significant progress in its work to find the next Chief of Police for the Town of Hopkinton, according to town officials.

“The Committee’s very deliberative approach to reviewing the candidates’ materials and credentials is meant to ensure a fair, equitable, and comprehensive process is followed in order to achieve this important goal,” says Committee Chair, Bob Levenson. “The committee was very pleased with the response to the posting, as well as with the overall quality of the applicants.”   

Each applicant’s credentials received a thorough review by the Committee, and all preliminary phone screens have been completed. At the last Committee meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the number of candidates was narrowed down from 20 to 10. 

The next phase of the process will be to begin conducting interviews, which are scheduled for early December.  At the conclusion of the interviews, the Committee will reconvene to determine which of the 10 candidates will advance to the next step.  

“There is a great deal of excitement among Committee members that we could very well have a new Police Chief by the end of December, early January timeframe,” Levenson said.