Clearlake Police chief appointed to State 911 Advisory Board
CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Clearlake Police Chief Andrew White to the State 911 Advisory Board.
The Governor’s Office announced White’s appointment to the board on Friday.
“Grateful for the opportunity to help shape the future of 9-1-1 in California as one of the Governor’s appointees to the State 911 Advisory Board,” White said in a Friday Facebook post.
California Government Code established the board, which has 10 members, including two at the recommendation of the California Police Chiefs Association, a group to which White belongs.
That was who nominated and supported White’s appointment, according to his Facebook post.
White, 36, has served as the Clearlake Police chief since 2018, and over the past year also has done double-duty as the city’s finance director.
White’s resume includes working as an instructor and scenario evaluator at Napa Valley College since 2007.
He also served as police commander for the Suisun City Police Department from 2015 to 2018. In that agency, he served in multiple positions from 2002 to 2015, including as a cadet, officer and sergeant, according to the governor’s announcement.
White was principal engineer at Cohero from 2013 to 2015 and was a dispatcher at the Napa Police Department from 2002 to 2004.
State statute requires that State 911 Advisory Board members should have at least two years of experience as a Public Safety Answering Point manager or county coordinator.
White also meets that requirement after having led the Clearlake Police Department through the Public Safety Answering Point application process, which the state approved in October 2018 and which was implemented in September 2019.
The only other Public Safety Answering Point in Lake County is the sheriff’s office.
The State 911 Advisory Board meets quarterly.
This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. White is a Republican, the Governor’s Office reported.
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