Tuesday, August 08, 2000
Six up for police top job
By Walt Schaefer
The Cincinnati Enquirer
MONTGOMERY — Six candidates are vying for the job of police chief in this northeast Hamilton County city.
Among them: a current assistant chief in Montgomery and two police chiefs from other communities.
City Manager Cheryl Hilvert said phone interviews have begun with candidates to succeed Chief Don McGlothlin, who retired July 7. Applicants then will be assessed by an outside consulting firm. Then the list will be whittled to finalists, who will undergo a more in-depth interview process.
The city manager makes the final decision. There is no timetable.
The chief's salary is negotiable up to a maximum of $64,644, Ms. Hilvert said.
Chief McGlothlin, 50, had been chief since 1991, capping a 27-year law enforcement career, all in Montgomery.
Candidates are:
Lt. Kirk Nordbloom, assistant Montgomery police chief.
He joined Montgomery police in 1987 as a sergeant, and was promoted to lieutenant and assistant chief in February 1998. Oversees criminal and internal operations, recruiting, department budgets, training, scheduling and staff.
He also is an assistant team leader for the Hamilton County Special Weapons and Tactics Team. He earned an associate's degree in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
• Michael Schappa, Sharonville police chief.
He rose through the ranks of the Sharonville Police Department from patrol officer in 1973 to chief in 1990. The department has 46 full-time employees, 22 part-timers and a budget of $3.8 million. He earned a master's degree of education in administration and a bachelor's degree criminal justice and police administration from UC. He also is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Police Executive Leadership College.
• Daniel J. McDonald, Springboro police chief. He began his police career with the Cincinnati Police Division as a cadet in 1966, rising to captain in 1986. He became chief in Springboro in 1997. He's a graduate of the University of Cincinnati in criminal justice administration, and of the FBI National Academy.
• Steven Schuchart, Mason assistant police chief.
He commands the Mason Police Department's operations and services bureau. He became a lieutenant colonel in 1989 and prior to that was a patrol sergeant, and patrol officer. He is a gradu ate of the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, and a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Police Executive Leadership College and the Northwestern University Traffic Institute.
• Timothy M. Carney, Cincinnati police sergeant.
He coordinating supervision of the Cincinnati Metropolitan Violent Crimes Task Force, comprised of Cincinnati. Hamilton County, the FBI and Secret Service officers. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University, and the FBI National Academy.
• Anthony W. Shepherd, assistant police chief of Gahanna, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus.
He is administrative lieutenant for Gahanna police in charge of internal affairs investigation, business management and recruiting. He supervises nine people. He joined Gahanna in 1989 and has held his current position since 1997.
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