Mayor Rybak Will Nominate Assistant Chief Janeé Harteau as Next Police Chief Harteau will bring 25 years of service to department and community to next role as chief April 30, 2012

(MINNEAPOLIS) Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak announced today that he intends to nominate current Assistant Chief Janeé Harteau to serve as Minneapolis next chief of police beginning in 2013, following the retirement of Chief Tim Dolan<http://www.minneapolismn.gov/mayor/news/WCMS1P-091989> at the end of 2012.

I am pleased to announce without hesitation that I will nominate Assistant Chief Janeé Harteau to serve as Minneapolis next chief of police. For many years, I have seen Janeé Harteau make our city safer, including during some of our toughest crises. She has succeeded at every step: on the street, at the downtown command and in our top administration.

She is a smart cop, a savvy administrator and a natural leader. She is the logical next chief, and will be an exceptional one, Mayor Rybak added.

Mayor Rybak will formally nominate Assistant Chief Harteau in January 2013, after Chief Dolans retirement becomes effective. The City Council will then begin the process of confirming the nomination.

I am making this announcement now so that the transition is orderly and so that Assistant Chief Harteau will have several months to meet with and listen to our many internal and external partners as she sets her leadership priorities, Mayor Rybak continued.

If confirmed by the City Council, Harteau, who is of French Canadian and Native American background, will be the first woman to lead the Minneapolis Police Department.

Janeé Harteau joined the Minneapolis Police Department as an officer in 1987, at age 22. She has worked on the street in north, south and downtown Minneapolis, and has served in the narcotics, organized crime and license investigation units, among others. From 20062009, she served as inspector of the 1st Precinct in downtown Minneapolis, where she advanced public/private partnerships that led to the formalization of the Downtown SafeZone Collaborative and the Downtown Courtwatch program that received national recognition with the 2009 Community Policing award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police. As 1st Precinct inspector, she also implemented the position of Somali Liaison Officer and improved relations with the Somali community in Cedar-Riverside.

Chief Dolan named Harteau deputy chief of the Patrol Bureau in 2009 and assistant chief in 2011. She is a member of the Major City Chiefs Association, the Police Executive Research Forum and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, among other professional affiliations.

Her community service includes her current service on the boards of YouthLink, a nonprofit that serves homeless youth, and the Downtown Improvement District, and past service on the boards of Big Brothers, Big Sisters and the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Harteau holds a bachelors degree in Police Science and a masters degree in Public Safety Administration, both from St. Marys University. She is also a graduate of Northwestern Universitys School of Police Staff and Command. She is an instructor at both institutions.

Council Member Don Samuels, chair of the Public Safety, Civil Rights and Health Committee, said, Janeé Harteau represents the best of the Minneapolis Police Department and the City of Minneapolis. She has risen through the ranks through her integrity and great ability, and she demonstrates our citys commitment to obliterate all glass ceilings for exceptional people of color and women.

Council President Barbara Johnson added, The fact that Janeé Harteau has been key part of Chief Tim Dolans strong management team is reassuring and a strong sign that she will build on his success in making Minneapolis significantly safer.

Assistant Chief Harteau said, Ive grown up in this department and I am humbled by Mayor Rybaks confidence in me to be the next police chief. It is a tremendous opportunity and responsibility to lead such a talented and dedicated group of men and women. I have the utmost respect for Chief Dolan and am grateful for his mentorship of me and his leadership of our department, which is the foundation that I will build upon. Until then, I am eager to continue serving under Chief Dolan and my focus will remain the same: improving public safety and public trust.

Office of Mayor R.T. Rybak News Release

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