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ASHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Holderness retiring, wants to help find successor City to conduct own search, hopes to name new chief by June Comment By Sam Wheeler For the Tidings DailyTidings.com By Sam Wheeler For the Tidings Posted Jan. 6, 2015 @ 2:00 am By Sam Wheeler For the Tidings Posted Jan. 6, 2015 @ 2:00 am » RELATED CONTENT • Terry Holderness named next APD police chief » Social News Aiming to maintain and strengthen the culture of law enforcement soon-to-retire police Chief Terry Holderness brought to the Ashland Police Department nearly eight years ago, city officials will begin the vetting process with a hope of naming Ashland’s new police chief by June.  Holderness, who began his tenure as chief in Ashland during March 2007, recently announced that he will retire from the position on April 17.  “I think I am leaving on a high note,” said Holderness, who expressed to the council during a study session Monday his willingness to help city officials find and name his successor. “I think the culture of the department fits this community really well. ... I think what you’re looking for is someone that is going to continue that culture, someone that understands the culture of Ashland,” Holderness said. “I would really like the opportunity to make a recommendation.” Although he declined to reveal who, Holderness told councilors that he has an internal candidate in mind for the job, but that he would strive to maintain an openness and willingness to consider any candidate for the position. In deciding to take on the role of recruiting qualified candidates using in-house staff rather than hiring a recruiting firm, city Administrator Dave Kanner said the city’s biggest challenge will be finding someone with the “ability and willingness to maintain the culture that Terry has built.”  “I think what (Holderness) has done and what he encompasses is what we want to continue, but we want a chief that has fresh ideas and the ability to — like Chief Holderness said — take us a step further,” said Councilor Greg Lemhouse. After serving 25 years in a variety of entry-level and leadership roles with the Fontana, Calif., police, Holderness came to the Ashland Police Department determined to align its approach to police work with the values of the Ashland community. During his tenure, the department gained national recognition for it new approach to taking on reports of sexual assaults and reduced the turnover rate of its officers from nearly 50 percent during 2006 and 2007 to an insignificant proportion currently. Holderness became chief in Ashland just as an independent probe on the department suggested its officers and APD as a whole become more adept at community policing practices. Fittingly, as Holderness described himself as an expert in community policing, having spoken around the country about community policing and has written academic articles on how police departments should handle issues surrounding homelessness, use of force and community outreach.  Ashland advocate and former city councilor Eric Navickas said he and an unspecified number of other concerned Ashland citizens have a close eye on the city’s search for a new police chief. Navickas has been bombarding city administrators with emails recently demanding the city’s Affirmative Action policy and its goals be taken into consideration during the upcoming vetting process.  “All of the city department heads, the entire managerial staff, every single on of them is a white male,” Navickas said. “I view Ashland as a progressive community, and it is really sad that the city government doesn’t reflect the values of the community.”  In an email, Navickas pointed to a phrase outlining a goal of the city policy: "employ qualified women and minorities in all job categories in proportion to their availability in the labor market." “It is a very important policy that the city has passed and is failing to uphold,” said Navickas, calling the city’s recent hiring practices “racist and sexist.” Pointing to Ashland’s former Public Works Department Director Paula Brown and former city Administrator Martha Bennett, who left in 2007 and 2011, respectively, Navickas noted it's been nearly four years since a woman was hired to fill a managerial role by the city. Ashland Mayor John Stromberg said the city will look to Holderness’ expertise to guide it through the hiring process. — Reach freelance reporter Sam Wheeler at [email protected]. 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