Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday will interview Jason Lando and Sheldon Williams, the mayor’s nominees for police chief and public safety director, respectively.
The pair mark the first nominees who will be interviewed under oath after City Council adopted a new policy aimed at curbing dishonesty.
Both Lando and Williams are currently serving in their roles in an acting capacity and have been since Mayor Corey O’Connor took office earlier this month. City Council must vote on the mayor’s picks for department heads and bureau chiefs.
A Pittsburgh native, Lando is a veteran of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police who spent the last five years as police chief of Frederick, Md. There he was accused of sending harassing, anonymous messages to a former police officer.
An investigation by authorities in Maryland wrapped up last month after finding “no violations of criminal law.”
Williams, who was among the first top officials O’Connor tapped when assembling his administration, launched his career as a Pittsburgh paramedic. He served 18 years in the Army Reserves and Air Force National Guard and worked as a member of the SWAT team and bomb squad for the city’s police force.
This story will be updated.