Do you want a police chief who's going to crack skulls and earn him (or her)self a nickname like "Shotgun" McGee, or do you want a chief that enjoys long walks on the beach and dinner by candlelight? Now's your chance to be heard. Or something.

From the mayor's office:

The public is invited to offer feedback and help draft assessment criteria for Seattle’s next Police Chief during several upcoming public forums and through other means, including a dedicated telephone line and a new website launched today. 

Here are the questions Mayor Mike McGinn’s Police Chief Search Committee is asking of interested parties: 

·         What qualities are you looking for in a new Police Chief?

·         What is the most important public safety issue in Seattle?

·         What does the Seattle Police Department do well?

·         What changes would you like to see?

The first meeting is tomorrow night at the NorthgateCommunity Center where "the first two hours of the meeting will be dedicated to public comments, with another hour set aside for the Seattle Police Chief Search Committee to begin developing competitive selection process and assessment criteria." Hoo boy. I'm exhausted already.

The other meetings are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Franklin High School, and 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at New Holly Gathering Center

McGinn's 26-member police chief search committee is expected to select a new chief by June.

The last time the city held a public meeting on policing—the city council's police accountability hearing last month—a whopping TWO people showed up. And they were both crazy.