A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass

in their regular meeting held on Tuesday, the Eagle Pass City Council handled all items on their agenda and were unable to complete interviews for the vacant position of city manager which we were told has been tabled until next week as Tuesday night's meeting ran a little long on time. In reference to the vacancy in the Eagle Pass police Department, what is being planned is to have someone in that position within the next two weeks who has prior experience in the position and who will be part of the process which they are hoping to use to assist the city in formally filling the position. This interim chief may come from an association of former police chiefs who are willing to come in and take over a department while the application and interview process is complete while checking standard operating procedures in order to maintain the integrity of law enforcement throughout the hiring process. Such a person could in fact make recommendations as to how to make changes in standard operating procedures which would be like having a consultant in the position who at the same time is doing the job on an interim basis. The News Gram recalls that Eagle Pass once had a chief from out of town by the last name of Mendiola who was named by then city manager Oscar Rodriguez approximately 20 years ago who was chief just before the hiring of Antonio Castañeda.