Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest said he has received 16 applications for the police chief position following a second round of job advertisements and extension of the application deadline.
The first round drew only four candidates, prompting extension of the deadline to Sept. 11, yielding an additional 12.
“This is a good pool. We had good quality applicants in that first group, but I felt a little uncomfortable just having four,” Earnest said.
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