The following statement was issued by Jasper Mayor Anderson Land:
In the past months, the City of Jasper has a new City Manager Greg Kelley due to the former City Manager Denise Kelley who retired in January 2024, due to Police Chief Gerald Hall who retired in March of this year we had Interim Chief Mile Poindexter who I am sad to say resigned today due to the appointment of our new Chief of Police Garrett Foster who was just appointed last night by the city council at the November 12, 2024, city council meeting. The City Attorney Michael S. Ratcliff has also resigned effective November 15, 2024, and today, District 1 Councilman Marcus Barber resigned his position effective immediately. Yes, we have a lot going on in the City of Jasper Texas but just like everything else that has happened in the city, and the things the City of Jasper has gone through, we will persevere. I had a conversation this morning with the incoming City of Jasper Chief of Police Garrett Foster, and we discussed his vision for the future of the Police Department and the direction he would like the department to go. We had an honest conversation about how I felt about his selection as chief and my preference was Interim Chief Poindexter, but no matter who the city council chose out of the three well-qualified applicants we would work toward a common goal to do what is right for the citizen, the police department of the city and in my opinion, in the position as Chief he will have to prove himself as a leader and earn the respect of the department officers and staff. Good luck to incoming Chief Garrett Foster.
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