DAYTON — Dayton Police Chief Kamran Afzal has notified the city that he intends to resign from his position, City of Dayton leaders confirm to News Center 7.
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Afzal intends to take another police-related job in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein confirmed the acceptance but noted that the transition is not yet official as Afzal completes the hiring process in North Carolina.
Because the hiring process includes background checks and other administrative requirements, a formal written contract has not yet been signed.
Afzal was announced as Dayton’s police chief in October 2021 and was officially installed in December 2021.
At the time of his hiring, he gave the city a five-year commitment. He has served approximately four and a half years of that term.
A Dayton police union leader said Tuesday that there has been no official communication from the city to the police department regarding the potential move.
Efforts to reach the Greensboro city manager were directed to a communications manager, and the city is currently awaiting a response from North Carolina officials.
The city of Dayton has started preparing the framework to find a replacement for Afzal.
“We have a good process that we utilize when we are hiring new leadership and we’re starting to put the framework around that, and we’ll be able to move forward as soon as we hear something official,” Dickstein said.
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