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After 41 years on the force, Boonville Police Chief Jim Gholson is nearing his final days and will soon retire.
His announcement came in 2011 and the city has since been on the hunt for his successor.
Earlier this week, City Administrator Irl Tessendorf said that process is nearly complete.
"We received several applications and have conducted evaluations," he said. "We've been setting up times for interviews with five individuals that we've narrowed it down to."
Tessendorf said he hopes that a candidate will be presented to the city council by mid-February for approval.
"All of the candidates have extensive law enforcement background," Tessendorf said. "About half are from the local region and the rest are from farther away."
Gholson's final day on the job will be Feb. 29, at which time he plans to do a lot of fishing.
"I love to bass fish," he said. "My wife (Mary) and I do a lot of fishing together. She's got a list of all the places she wants to go and fish or do some craft shopping and see some friends."
The Gholsons have seven grandchildren, all of whom they plan to spend more time with during retirement.
"I feel like I'm leaving the department a bit better than I found it in 1970," Gholson said. "The department's been through a lot of changes through the years. We started with six or seven guys. Now there are changes in how we operate and changes in technology. It's been a good run."
Gholson's successor will be welcomed into a force of more than 20 sworn officers and will work closely with surrounding agencies like the Drug Task Force and MUSTANG task force, some of which weren't in existence when Gholson started.
After 41 years on the force, Boonville Police Chief Jim Gholson is nearing his final days and will soon retire.
His announcement came in 2011 and the city has since been on the hunt for his successor.
Earlier this week, City Administrator Irl Tessendorf said that process is nearly complete.
"We received several applications and have conducted evaluations," he said. "We've been setting up times for interviews with five individuals that we've narrowed it down to."
Tessendorf said he hopes that a candidate will be presented to the city council by mid-February for approval.
"All of the candidates have extensive law enforcement background," Tessendorf said. "About half are from the local region and the rest are from farther away."
Gholson's final day on the job will be Feb. 29, at which time he plans to do a lot of fishing.
"I love to bass fish," he said. "My wife (Mary) and I do a lot of fishing together. She's got a list of all the places she wants to go and fish or do some craft shopping and see some friends."
The Gholsons have seven grandchildren, all of whom they plan to spend more time with during retirement.
"I feel like I'm leaving the department a bit better than I found it in 1970," Gholson said. "The department's been through a lot of changes through the years. We started with six or seven guys. Now there are changes in how we operate and changes in technology. It's been a good run."
Gholson's successor will be welcomed into a force of more than 20 sworn officers and will work closely with surrounding agencies like the Drug Task Force and MUSTANG task force, some of which weren't in existence when Gholson started.
