IT'S OFFICIAL. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CHIEF RAY SCHULTZ WILL STEP DOWN EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD. HE WILL BE REPLACED ON AN INTERIM BASIS BY DEPUTY CHIEF ALLEN BANKS. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SAYS SCHULTZ WILL REMAIN AT CITY HALL IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6TH TO HELP IN THE TRANSITION.
A PRIVATE FIRM WILL CONDUCT A LOCAL AND NATIONAL SEARCH FOR A NEW CHIEF. THE COST WILL BE AROUND 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS. NO DECISION ON A NEW CHIEF WILL BE MADE UNTIL AFTER THE UPCOMING MAYORAL ELECTION.
