MUSCATINE, Iowa – The City of Muscatine will be hosting a public meeting Thursday (Nov. 17) for citizens of Muscatine to visit with the six candidates for Muscatine Chief of Police. The event will take place from 4-5:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Musser Public Library and HNI Community Center.
Current Muscatine Police Chief Brett Talkington will retire from his position in March 2023. The City of Muscatine has been interviewing prospective candidates during the past month and have invited six finalists, three internal and three from outside of Muscatine, to visit the community this week.
Those attending will be provided an opportunity to provide comments on the prospective candidates. A select committee of City staff along with Police Chiefs from other communities will be interviewing the candidates on Friday.