19 (03)Date:12/9/2025 9:29:54 AM
From:"KATHY CHANCE"
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] The hiring of: Manuel “Manny” Cid III as Anaheim's new Chief of Police
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A few months ago you asked Anaheim residents for their feedback / recommendations on what they were
looking for in a new Anaheim Chief of Police. At that time I made my comments known that it doesn't matter
what WE think, the City of Anaheim / Anaheim police will hire externally, a Hispan ic male for this position. I
believe at the time I gave you at least two names.
It baffles me how APD pats themselves on the back stating how they are #1 in the nation yet can
never hire/promote from within! I can think of a handful of hardworking Anaheim police officers who have
MANY years of experience working in, and some living in, Anaheim who have worked their entire careers trying
to make it to the top. If I were the men and women of APD, I'd go find myself a position in a new
precinct that respects the work I do.
It seems the City of Anaheim sets certain criteria for their Chief of Police: must be a Hispanic male hired from
another local agency and one who enjoys job-hopping every couple of years. After a "nation-wide" search,
Anaheim always selects an external and local applicant who is Hispanic male instead of promoting within. Did
you not learn after hiring Rick Armendariz? You went ahead and did it again --- hired an individual who job-
hops: Culver City 2020-2023, Glendale 2023-2025; how long do you think he's going to stick with Anaheim,
2-3 years? I estimate Manuel Cid III to be approximately age 45, so he's got lots of room to keep job-
hopping. So in 2-3 years the already broke City of Anaheim is going to have to perform another "nationwide"
search for another local Hispanic male to fill the open position when Manny leaves?
What is exactly wrong with the men and women of the APD who always seem to be deemed unqualified for
the position of APD Chief? Why is it that any other race AND gender is always disqualified for
becoming the next Anaheim Police Chief? Do you think that Blacks, Whites, Asians, Indians, and
women are unqualified to serve as Chief of police? Apparently so! Wh ere is the equal
opportunity?
Mayor and Council, you are always boasting about your Anaheim residents also becoming City of Anaheim
employees, so why is it so important to you that you don't promote from within APD?
I give this guy 3 years max before he moves on. He's a puddle-jumper and he will jump the Anaheim ship
within 3 years. He was already a Chief in beautiful Glendale, so he's not happy being a Chief?
SHAME ON YOU, ANAHEIM!
My heart goes out to all of the hard-working men and women of the Anaheim Police Dept who were not
selected.