NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The police chief of Tennessee’s capital city has announced he will retire amid calls for his resignation.
Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson will step down after a national search for a new chief is completed, Mayor John Cooper said in a statement Thursday. Cooper said Anderson, who took over as chief in 2010, intended to retire after serving 10 years in the role.
“Over the next several months, my office will organize input from the entire community as we find the right leader for this next chapter of community safety in Nashville,” Cooper said.
The announcement comes days after more than a dozen city officials signed a resolution seeking to oust Anderson.
At least 15 Nashville Metro Council members signed a document last week that urged Cooper to call for Anderson’s resignation and pursue “meaningful policy and behavioral change” in the agency.