The Metropolitan Council, serving the outstanding Twin Cities region in Minnesota, is accepting applications from qualified individuals for the position of Police Chief of the Metropolitan Transit Police Department (MTPD). The Chief provides leadership for a full-service police department of 170 full-time and 60 part-time sworn peace officers that addresses all aspects of crime and public safety on Metro Transit property. This includes buses, light rail and commuter trains, facilities and rights-of-way in the seven counties and 181 communities in the Twin Cities region, encompassing nearly 3,000 square miles with a population of nearly 3-million people. The MTPD has an annual budget of approximately $40-million. Additional information about Metro Transit and the MTPD ma