Overview

• Three finalists participated in an open-invite event at City Hall on August 14, engaging in a meet-and-greet and a 90-minute panel with hundreds of residents.
• Attendees and victim advocates pressed candidates on strategies to reduce gun violence, expand citizen patrols and address potential ICE collaborations.
• Interim Chief Robert Alldredge offers 26 years of Fort Worth PD continuity, Eddie Garcia highlights crime reductions and data transparency from Dallas, and Vernon Hale brings leadership experience from Galveston and Prince George’s County.
• Questions over Eddie Garcia’s late application submission drew criticism from Councilmember Chris Nettles, but City Manager Jay Chapa and the search firm defended the process as fair.
• City Manager Chapa will weigh community and stakeholder input before nominating a candidate for City Council ratification in early to mid-September, with the role advertised at up to $275,000.