Police Chief Recruitment

Updated November 17, 2021

Peter Mahuna was announced as new West Linn Police Chief on November 17, 2021. Read the press release here

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Recruitment Process:

Three finalists for the West Linn Chief of Police position were selected following an extensive community input, screening, and preliminary interview process. The finalists include Port of Portland Police Captain Cory Chase, Acting West Linn Police Chief Peter Mahuna, and Leadership Program Coordinator for the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Terry Moss. Learn more about the recruitment process and finalists at our press release here. 

Representatives from a number of community groups, including the West Linn Police Accountability and Oversight Task Force, Building Bridges, West Linn Alliance for Inclusive Community, West Linn Community for Police Reform, and each neighborhood association, were invited to participate in an assessment center style interview with the candidates. This portion of the recruitment was designed to measure critical job competencies identified by the community and was publicly broadcast live online on the City’s meeting page and recorded for later viewing. Watch the video here

Community input during recruitment has been a cornerstone of the process. We thank all those who took time to provide feedback during creation of the original position profile used to solicit and select candidates and again during the public interview process. The feedback window was closed on November 4 to allow for compilation and review. Data received from the public was compiled with data received from representatives of several community groups during the comprehensive in-person assessment center exercise held on October 28, other evaluations, interviews and information we have on the candidates. 

A decision was made November 17, 2021 to make Peter Mahuna West Linn's newest Police Chief