Three will move on to the next phase of screenings in the Bismarck Police Chief candidate search process. The three finalists include Rex Marks, Captain of the Grass Valley Police Department in California; Michael McNeely, Police Chief of Bath Township, Ohio and Bismarck Police Lt. Randy Ziegler. Candidates were required to complete an accomplishment survey and the survey results were then reviewed by a committee knowledgeable in law enforcement.
The three finalists were recommended to continue on to the next phase of the selection process; interviews with the Bismarck City Commission at a special meeting April 16, and an in-basket exercise that is designed to assess leadership and management skills.
Five candidates originally met the minimum qualifications for the position of Police Chief. Two individuals - James Hughes, Honolulu, Hawaii and Terrence LeMaster, Council Bluffs, Iowa, chose to withdraw their applications bringing the number of remaining candidates to three.