City of Phoenix names first Public Health Advisor
Nicole Dupuis-Witt will be joining the team in October after the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated a need for consistent full-time public health knowledge.
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Nicole Dupuis-Witt will be joining the team in October after the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated a need for consistent full-time public health knowledge.
A law enforcement veteran will step into his new role as interim Phoenix police chief on Monday after a contract to hire him was approved.
The Phoenix City Council approved a one-year contract for an interim police chief to begin Sept. 12.Michael Sullivan will replace retiring Chief Jeri Williams. In Baltimore, Sullivan led police reform efforts following a federal investigation and he will lead Phoenix through an open Department of Justice investigation into use of force, retaliation and discriminatory policing.
Sullivan also is slated to receive a 9% deferred compensation plan, a $120 monthly cell phone allowance, and a $5,000 relocation reimbursement.
Community members can offer ideas about what they hope to see developed at 24th Street and Broadway Road in Phoenix at an event at 6 p.m. Thursday.