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Sugar Land police chief promoted to assistant city manager

Internal candidates are being considered for the police chief position. A final decision is expected in June.
Sugar Land Police Chief Doug Brinkley is being promoted next month, City Manager Allen Bogard announced Saturday.

SUGAR LAND – Police Chief Doug Brinkley is being promoted, Sugar Land City Manager Allen Bogard announced Saturday.

Brinkley will become the assistant city manager, effective June 6.

Brinkley will work closely with First Assistant City Manager Steve Griffith, who plans to retire in January 2019.

Bogard said internal candidates are being considered for the police chief position. A final decision is expected in June.

Internal candidates are also being evaluated to replace Fire Chief Juan "J.J." Adame who also plans to retire in January 2019. The decision on the next fire chief is expected in November after candidates are provided an opportunity to lead the department on an interim basis.

Brinkley was promoted to police chief in 2009 after serving as an assistant chief since 2005.

As part of Brinkley's promotion, Bogard also announced the reassignment of Assistant City Manager Jim Callaway to the position of director of special projects, also effective June 6.

Callaway's new position will entail providing leadership to some of the city's most complex priority projects – including redistricting and the resolution of the development plans for Tract 2, an area adjacent to the former Central Prison Unit envisioned by the city to be developed as a second business park.

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