FWIW, there are very few police chiefs left anymore that are true police officers in any major and most smaller cities. They may have the certification, but to rise to the rank of Chief, at some point they quit being officers and became political creatures taking on the politics of the local gov't. This is the only way to become a chief these days. I've seen some good officers sell their souls to the politicians for the title. That doesn't make them all bad, but it makes them politicians, which in most cases is bad as it related to LE. There are even a few magic places left where they actually want a real police officer to lead them.