Juneau Police Department Chief Bryce Johnson, hired four years ago to replace retiring Chief Greg Browning, is one of four finalists for a position in Idaho.<\/p>\n
The city of Idaho Falls is looking to replace its retiring police chief and has narrowed down the pool of candidates to four finalists that include Johnson, according to the Idaho Falls Post Register. The position in Idaho Falls, which has a population of 56,813, offers a salary range of $100,355 to $150,534. The four finalists will go through another interview in June and the city reportedly hopes to make a selection soon thereafter.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Johnson told the Empire family is a big part of the reason for potentially making such a move, saying, \u201cIdaho Falls is close to where my grandkids are, so that\u2019s a pull.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will tell you, I love the Juneau Police Department and I love Juneau,\u201d he said. \u201cI have no issues here, this is a great bunch of people. \u2026 I\u2019m a little torn, to be honest. We\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johnson has been Juneau\u2019s police chief since June 2013; his base salary in 2015 was $122,250.<\/p>\n
City manager Rorie Watt said Johnson is a pleasure to work with, joking, \u201cI told him I hope he doesn\u2019t get the job.\u201d<\/p>\n
On a more serious note, Watt said, \u201cI really like his approach, he\u2019s been good for the community and he\u2019s a great communicator. I hope I don\u2019t have to look for a new chief.\u201d<\/p>\n