POLICE CHIEF CRAIG GOODMAN SUBMITS RESIGNATION

  

The City of Brenham will have new leadership at the Police Department to begin the New Year.  Police Chief Craig Goodman submitted his letter of resignation to City Manager Terry Roberts yesterday (Thursday) afternoon effective the first of the year.

Chief Goodman said that he has enjoyed serving the community of Brenham, but because of personal reasons, he has elected to resign.

Roberts aid that Chief Goodman is an honorable man and has served the best interests of our community.  He wished him well in his future endeavors.

The City has tapped a retired Texas Police Chief, Rusty Pancoast, to serve as interim Chief.  Roberts says they worked with Texas First Group to locate a retired Chief to fill the interim position:

Chief Pancoast has been in the law enforcement profession since the mid 1970’s including 12 years with the Lower Colorado River Authority retiring in 2008 as their Director of Public Safety.  Chief Pancoast also served as Chief of Police for the City of Bee Cave near Austin for six and one-half years before retiring from that position to Kerrville in September 2014.

Chief Pancoast’s first day on the job in Brenham is January 2, 2018

Full Press Release from the City of Brenham:

The City of Brenham will have new leadership at the Police Department to begin the New Year.  Police Chief Craig Goodman submitted his letter of resignation to City Manager Terry Roberts yesterday afternoon effective the first of the year.

“While I have enjoyed my service to the community of Brenham, for personal reasons, I have elected to resign,” Chief Goodman said.

Goodman has headed the Brenham Police Department since September 2015.  “We are appreciative of Chief Goodman’s service to the community and the important function public safety provides,”  Roberts commented.

“Chief Goodman is an honorable man who has the best of interest in serving this community at heart.  We wish him well in his future endeavors,” Roberts added.

Chief Goodman was directly involved in the July 2017 successful recertification program for the Texas Best Practices program for the Brenham Police Department.  Along with other public safety leaders in the community, Chief Goodman was instrumental providing a coordinated and effective public safety response to the May 2016 historic floods and August 2017 Hurricane Harvey incident.

Chief Goodman took on a leadership role in collaborating with public and private school officials to better label all entrances and exits to these facilities to improve emergency response times.

In the area of community outreach, Chief Goodman led the efforts to have a successful Officer Santa Program at Christmas time for roughly 60 families each of the last two years.  He initiated a No Shave October fund raiser program for Adams Angels that raised $7,000 over the last two years.

In his letter informing the City Manager of his planned departure Chief Goodman stated, “Thank you for the opportunity to serve the citizens of Brenham, and I remain available should you need assistance during a transition period.”

The City has tapped a retired Texas Police Chief, Rusty Pancoast, to serve as interim Chief.  Chief Pancoast has been in the law enforcement profession since the mid 1970’s including 12 years with the Lower Colorado River Authority retiring in 2008 as their Director of Public Safety.  Chief Pancoast also served as Chief of Police for the City of Bee Cave near Austin for six and one-half years before retiring from that position to Kerrville in September 2014.

In retirement, Chief Pancoast works with the Texas First Group to provide interim chief services to cities that are between permanent chiefs.  Chief Pancoast has provided interim chief services under a Texas First agreement for other Texas cities in the past.  That will be the arrangement in Brenham as well.

“We are happy that Chief Pancoast was between interim assignments at this time and is available to join us so quickly,” the City Manager said.

Chief Pancoast also is involved in the Texas Best Practices program administered by the Texas Police Chief’s Association.  He has served as a consultant as a Best Practices Recognition Program Coordinator and has been an assessor for them since 2012.

Chief Pancoast’s first day on the job in Brenham is January 2, 2018.