>> The >> search for a new top cop cut top cop is on.

That's because Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling is retiring this week after a 30 year career with the force, including 3 years leading the department, his election was the first to involve the Comey.

The community Commission for public safety and accountability or C C P C a a civilian body established to provide oversight of the police.

Joining us now with the commission's Pratt is the commission's president Rimmel Terry, thank you for joining us.

Terry, I want to start off as we know so 10 a slowing is last day.

Is this week.

I want to ask you looking back on his tenure, how would you assess his leadership?

It would do you see as his biggest accomplishments?

>> I would say on one of our shared priorities when we think about Superintendent Snelling has been strengthening relationships between the police department and the city's district counselors.

We passed policy that allow for that to be so and as well as under superintendent selling, we seeing more consistent engagement between district commanders and district counselors, which is a very important piece as well as the wider community.

And as you already know, every year we as a commission established certain performance goals for the superintendent and Superintendent Snelling has always really embrace that process.

And he's always make himself available publicly to discuss the progress on them.

So those are things that we really fine, very important.

Some of the biggest accomplishments as well as a lot of the success that we've heard around his ability to complete portions of the consent decree.

>> What would you say are some unfinished challenges?

>> I would say that this is the city of Chicago.

We are the 3rd largest city in this country and the second largest police department in so when we think about policing in this country, the next superintendent will be asked to do a lot at once.

You have to focus on reducing crime, you'll have to continue police reform.

You have to build trust with communities as well as lead a department of thousands.

So we're really just looking for someone who can balance all of those things because that is the nature of the job.

>> You have your work cut out for you in an earlier this year.

The commission requires Snelling to explain why use of force complaints had increased since 2022, are you satisfied with the department's response and what more needs to happen to reverse that trend?

>> I think we're still waiting to hear back about a lot of that.

That part of the goal has not been completed.

And so we're still allowing the department to do the work that they need to and they are.

And in terms of assessing the data so that we can have the clear response related to if there any concerns that we need to be aware of and put in the proper solutions to address them.

>> I want to talk quickly about Midway Blitz now Superintendent Snelling addressed Acpd response, 2 Midway blitz at a ccps a meeting in April.

Let's take a listen.

>> We talk about city We talk about trust >> And I'm not what well versed what >> What here to do No the ordinance and the law.

With him >> From what he said, what would you say?

How did Midway blitz effect community police relations know we saw the videos and it seemed to be some tensions and in some of the neighborhoods.

>> Yeah.

One thing we've learned over the past last few years and course, in recent times as it relates to the midway blitz situation here on the ground is that community will tell us what's important to them in what we've done is create space.

So back in January, we had an initial conversation, a public hearing on those concerns.

And because of that feedback, we created a strategic priority for the commission.

And it really has been to work with the department to understand what is happening as it relates to the welcoming city ordinance.

And so when we think about not only the work of Superintendent Snelling, he's now retiring, but this future superintendent search will really want to understand how those who are looking to be in that position will implement the plan of both existing CPD policies and any guidance that has received from the mayor's executive order.

>> I want to talk about the consent degree were to CPD still have work to do on the consent degree and what should the next superintendent tackle first?

>> Yeah.

So as we already know, the consent decree is the road map constitutional policing and it lays out the different were forms.

There has been a lot of success.

I attended a meeting.

I think it was in the 6th district that was being led by Maggie Hickey, who is the Independent Monitor and she was sharing how she has seen a lot of success under Superintendent Snelling of achieving more is such a short 10 year.

And so we want to learn from her.

What has been the success so that we can ensure that the candidates vying for this opportunity are in alignment with that, we can see even more success under their tenure.

>> L, what are you will see looking for in the next superintendent?

>> I'm looking for someone to again continue to be a bridge builder and have similar success is that we've seen under superintendent snowing what we've learned the first time around back in 20 23 is that the people really care and they want to be heard.

And so we're looking for someone who can maintain all of those relationships.

Not only within the department, but with the various stakeholders and shareholders who care about public safety and accountability in the city of Chicago.

>> Can you remind what is the process for picking a new superintendent?

>> So starting July 16th, we launch 120 day process.

>> Where we will began with doing a series of listening sessions across the city of Chicago.

We will also began to meet with the different policing.

>> Unions as well as other policing experts.

We will also be reaching out to different affinity groups and elected officials, everyone to really hear what they have to say about what has worked will and what are some of the things that need to be considered for the next superintendent and by November 12, we will have to provide 3 nominees to the mayor for consideration.

>> You know that the final question that I want to ask is what lessons to learn from the last super intendent search that will shape this next one.

>> Yeah, it would be the feedback, right?

We got a lot of feedback from broad range of perspectives.

And again, the importance of people wanting to be heard and wanting to be engaged and holding on to those lessons and ensuring that we are just asked Transparent, we're just as forthcoming.

And we're just as engaged with all of the stakeholders in this time around as well.

>> It seems Chicago engagement from the residence is very important.

>> Yes, it is definitely very important.

And we encourage everyone to stay tune, be engaged and tell other people because this is a very important job.

But we know how important public safety is to the city of Chicago.

And we want everyone to know that they have a space to be heard and influence this process.

>> Well, thank you so much for military for your insight.

Thank you so much.

Back to wrap things up right after this.