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Eureka Springs is in the market for a new police chief.
Brian Young, who has been with the Eureka Springs Police Department since 2004 and has served as police chief since 2018, is stepping down, according to Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry.
Berry confirmed via email that Young’s last day will be Oct. 31.
A job description for police chief was recently posted on the city’s website and on Indeed.com. Applicants were asked to submit their resume, cover letter and contact information to the city’s human resource department by Wednesday, Oct. 11.
“We have not established a day for the replacement,” Berry wrote in the email. “Just as soon as possible.”
The news of Young’s departure as police chief came a little more than two weeks after he was questioned by members of the city council regarding various purchases by his department.
The main questions centered around what was first described by a council member as a $13,000 “sniper rifle.” However, Young told council members that the rifle — used by an officer certified to use it and a member of a shared special response team — actually cost $3,075 and was purchased from Wilson Combat in Berryville.
“We have an obligation with this community to protect this community,” Young said during the Sept. 25 council meeting. “As part of that obligation as officers, we have to account for everything we do. So, if we fire a shot, whether it’s an animal, whether it’s putting a deer down or anything else, we have to account for that.”
Young was sworn in as police chief on Aug. 31, 2018, after the retirement of Thomas Achord. He joined the Eureka Springs Police Department in 2004 after spending several years with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.
“Chief Young has been a valuable person who has served Eureka Springs in an exemplary manner since he began work as a police officer in 2004,” Berry wrote via email. “His leadership as Police Chief beginning in 2018 has been a positive statement for our police department and the officers under his command.
“He has worked with not only our local citizens but our visitors to ensure a safe and welcoming environment. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.”
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