From: Lauderdale, Michael L Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 7:58 AM Subject: Police Chief Candidate Recommended to VP Clubb and Then to President Powers Colleagues, This has been a very busy several weeks as we moved from hearing our charge from Vice President Pat Clubb via Dr. Harkins, through reviewing and ranking over 70 applications on the UTHR website to conducting telephone interviews with 12 semifinalists to arriving at 4 candidates to invite to campus. By the time we scheduled the visits, I felt I saw several themes emerging prior, and then during, our face-to-face interviews with each of the final four candidates listening carefully to all of your questions and assessments as members of the Search Committee. Core Themes As Requirements for Chief Candidates o A high level of technical and professional accomplishment in policing; o Experience or understanding of the significant differences in providing police services for a major research university with an emphasis on service, correcting behavior and teaching of students; o Experience at successfully higher levels of responsibility in police administration including supervision, recruiting, budget preparation (assessing needs, forecasting, presentations), and being supervised by and responsive to non-police authorities as exists in university settings and cities; o A requirement that the candidate have done policing such as patrol, handling disturbances, providing order and service, working with citizens in the community rather than a more narrowed focus upon investigations. Early on we had applicants with established Federal careers but without substantial experience of wearing an officer?s uniform and working directly with citizens, and thus those candidates were not highly ranked; o Careful scrutiny of applicant's background to eliminate those persons that may have prior experiences that could challenge their integrity; o A person that would bring an enthusiasm and personal openness to the position and inspire officers, staff, students and others with their approach to the position; o A person willing to tackle a job that is 365 days a year, with calls at any time and with almost 2 million visitors on the campus each year; o A person that will be comfortable with media exposure and represent the University effectively to the media; o A person with substantial experience and intelligence to lead the responsibility of public safety at the University in collaboration with other offices on campus and the System, as well as other public safety entities; o A person that must exercise creativity to address officer turnover, recruitment and provide services on the immediate campus, graduate student housing near Lady Bird Lake, the Pickle Campus, the Wildflower Center, McDonald Observatory, Marine Science Institute, etc.; o A person that will ensure respect and responsiveness to and with officers in the University Systems offices; o A person that can extend existing relations with public safety resources and private residence owners in Austin with special attention to city areas (e.g. west of Campus, east Riverside) where large numbers of students reside; and o A person capable of assessing with other offices in the University routine and new risk areas for students, staff and faculty. Looking at these themes I feel that we reviewed in substantial depth our needs and expectations for the position of Chief during the last three months. All of these themes were extant in the faceto-face interviews. One candidate, John McCandless, chose to withdraw his application after his interview and upon return to his home in Ohio. Three remained in consideration. This past Thursday Soncia Reagins-Lilly, Charles Roeckle, Gerald Harkins, and I met with Pat Clubb to review and discuss the ratings and comments of the Search Committee and the other groups that were involved in the process of interviewing the four finalists. At our invitation, Chief Dahlstrom joined us for the meeting. Having considered the themes that emerged during the search, having considered the ratings we gathered and the comments we heard, and having considered our unique campus environment, Pat Clubb agreed with our assessment that David Carter was the best candidate for the position, and that is whom she recommended to President Powers. President Powers will meet with David Carter on Tuesday to interview him and make a final decision. If President Powers decides to make an offer and if David Carter accepts, then our assignment is concluded. Thank you for your service and I enjoyed the opportunity to work with you on this very important post for our University. Michael Lauderdale Chair, UTPD Chief Search Committee