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Cleveland City Manager Janice Casteel said she has named Capt. Mark Gibson as interim chief, his second tour in the job in recent months.
Casteel on Monday said she was taking over the department after relieving and demoting acting Chief Dennis Maddux. She said then that Gibson would be her day-to-day liaison at the department.
However, questions were raised whether Casteel could act as department leader since she is not a certified police officer.
“A certified officer must be the department head by rule and by statutory definition,” said Kevin Walters, spokesman for the state Department of Commerce and Insurance, which oversees the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.