Cotati has picked Chris Simmons as the city’s new police chief, local officials announced this week.
Cotati City Manager Damien O’Bid on Wednesday said they chose Simmons as Cotati’s next top cop due to his “deep experience in public safety” and commitment to “working with the community to ensure that our Police Department works for all residents and continues to be a leader in innovation and community-oriented policing.”
“Chief Simmons is the right person for the job and I look forward to working with him and our leadership team to continue to make Cotati the best place to live and work in Sonoma County,” O’Bid said in a statement.
Simmons said he is “extremely humbled and honored by the opportunity.”
“I am especially passionate about identifying meaningful opportunities where we can improve public trust and proactively enhance the department’s relationship with the community through the equity of public safety service for all our residents.” Chief Chris Simmons
“I am especially passionate about identifying meaningful opportunities where we can improve public trust and proactively enhance the department’s relationship with the community through the equity of public safety service for all our residents. I am grateful to be working with such a dedicated and gracious team of professionals who make up the Cotati Police Department and look forward to engaging and contributing to an even more profound and positive partnership with the residents of Cotati in the coming years,” he said.
According to local officials, Simmons began his public safety career with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office in 1998. He most recently served as the Assistant Sheriff in charge of the Field Operations Bureau of the Sheriff’s Office for over the last 26 years.