The city of Clovis has a new police chief.
The council voted unanimously to appoint Matt Basgall as the next chief. Current police chief Janet Davis is retiring next month.
Basgall worked his way up through the ranks at the Clovis Police Department. He started at the agency in 1990.
"My family's grown up in Clovis. I love this community. And when the opportunity presented itself and was going to allow me to be the chief for Clovis. It was really something I wanted to do," Basgall.
Several candidates were interviewed for the position. Basgall was chosen by Clovis city manager Rob Woolley.
"He was very well experienced. He's 23 years. He's worked in every division and he's very well qualified, so it made the selection very easy," Woolley said.
Basgall has worked on some of the biggest cases for the Clovis Police Department.
In that time, the city has grown. And it continues to expand with more people moving into the community.
"The philosophy of Clovis has always been to handle any call no matter how small in nature it may appear to be. That calls important to somebody and that's something we want to continue to do," Basgall said.
He says the last five years have taught the city how to be creative, with lower tax revenue and smaller budgets. And he plans to look for ways to provide stellar service with the resources available.
The last three police chiefs in Clovis have come from within the department. Janet Davis retires December 30th. Basgall takes over December 31st. He will be sworn into office the first week in January.
The council voted unanimously to appoint Matt Basgall as the next chief. Current police chief Janet Davis is retiring next month.
Basgall worked his way up through the ranks at the Clovis Police Department. He started at the agency in 1990.
"My family's grown up in Clovis. I love this community. And when the opportunity presented itself and was going to allow me to be the chief for Clovis. It was really something I wanted to do," Basgall.
Several candidates were interviewed for the position. Basgall was chosen by Clovis city manager Rob Woolley.
"He was very well experienced. He's 23 years. He's worked in every division and he's very well qualified, so it made the selection very easy," Woolley said.
Basgall has worked on some of the biggest cases for the Clovis Police Department.
In that time, the city has grown. And it continues to expand with more people moving into the community.
"The philosophy of Clovis has always been to handle any call no matter how small in nature it may appear to be. That calls important to somebody and that's something we want to continue to do," Basgall said.
He says the last five years have taught the city how to be creative, with lower tax revenue and smaller budgets. And he plans to look for ways to provide stellar service with the resources available.
The last three police chiefs in Clovis have come from within the department. Janet Davis retires December 30th. Basgall takes over December 31st. He will be sworn into office the first week in January.