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CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — A University of Iowa police captain has been named Clear Lake's new police chief.
The Clear Lake City Council will officially appoint Pete Roth, 45, to the post on Monday, the Mason City Globe Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/1H6eaou ).
The selection of Roth follows a four-month recruitment process, City Administrator Scott Flory said.
"Both Mayor Nelson P. Crabb and I were really comfortable at the end of that lengthy analysis that Mr. Roth was the right candidate for the city of Clear Lake," Flory said.
Roth, a married father of two, was one of three finalists to be interviewed in closed-door sessions by the City Council in recent days.
Roth oversees 22 sworn police officers, four lieutenants and two sergeants in the University of Iowa's uniformed patrol division. He has been with the Iowa City college's public safety division since 2008, previously serving 10 years with the Clive Police Department.
Roth's first day as chief will be Aug. 3.
The city has been without a permanent police chief since former Chief Greg Peterson retired in April 2014. Interim Chief Rex McChesney died of cancer on Dec. 26.
The mayor acknowledged that the process of finding a new police chief has been a long one.
"I thought it was critical to make sure we did all we could to find the best fit for the community and the department, and that shouldn't be rushed," Crabb said.
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