The City Council met in a closed executive session Tuesday night to discuss candidates for chief of police.
Mayor Don Christiansen said he had hoped to name the new chief in Tuesday's meeting, but that was not possible.Mayor-elect Joel Hall sat in on the discussion, as did councilman-elect Kent Hanson. Whether the new chief is named during the last weeks of Chris-tiansen's tenure or when Hall takes the position in January is up to Hall, Christiansen said. Christiansen said he is leaving the decision to Hall because he will be the one responsible for the police department.
Alpine began taking applications after Dan Jones resigned as chief of police on Sept. 29. The city received 35 applications before the Oct. 29 deadline.
Utah County Sheriff David Bateman proposed in October that Alpine contract with his department for protection, but Christiansen decided to stay with the Alpine Police Depart-ment.