1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Nige. We got a special guest IMPD Chief Chris Bailey, 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: who recently announced stepping down from his role as IMPD 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: Chief of Police and going into the Mayor's office to 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: be Deputy mayor chief of staff. Congratulations on the new gig, Chief, 5 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: How are you well, I'm not as good as you. 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: I want this job. 7 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 2: I want you know, you look like you two have 8 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 2: a fun job. 9 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 3: How do you change jobs enough lately? 10 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: Let us have this. 11 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, that's true, that's true. Maybe in a couple 12 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 2: of years we'll talk. 13 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: So congratulations on the new appointment and the new gig. 14 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: Tell us what that's going to be like for you, 15 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: the transition, and what you're going to do specifically to 16 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: move this city forward. 17 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, it's it's still only about leading people, right, 18 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 2: It's just a lot more people. And there's eight thousand 19 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 2: people in the enterprise about a one point six billion 20 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 2: dollar budget. And I had a chance to meet a 21 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 2: lot of the people that I'm going to be working 22 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 2: with this morning at their weekly staff meeting, And you 23 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: know what I found is that these are career public 24 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: servants whose only goal every day when they come in 25 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: is to make this city the best it can be, 26 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: and I see my role it's just like I've seen 27 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 2: my role as the IMPD chief. Be people focused, make 28 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 2: sure they feel supported to do their job the best 29 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 2: they can. Because when they feel supported and they have 30 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: the tools necessarily to do their job, then they can 31 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: serve our community better. It's just not about law enforcement anymore. 32 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: It's about potholes, it's about trash, It's about all those 33 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: things that are basic services that our community relies on. 34 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 2: And I see my mission is to help push this 35 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 2: city forward with the agenda that's set laid out in place. 36 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,559 Speaker 3: Chief. One of the things that I said this past 37 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 3: week is knowing you personally the way that we do. 38 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 3: We knew how much pride you took, and being the 39 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 3: chief of IMPD, you worked up through the ranks, you'd 40 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 3: worked there forever. You took pride in this gig. Why 41 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 3: leave that for what could be just a couple of 42 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 3: years under Joe hawk Set unless he runs again. 43 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 2: Well, you know, regardless of any of that, I committed 44 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 2: to this third term as the police chief. It just 45 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 2: just wasn't on my bingo card. But my intention is 46 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: still to walk away at the end of this four years. 47 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 2: So that's why I'm focused on governing, governing and not politics, 48 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 2: although politics is in everyday life. We play it every day, 49 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 2: I play with my children. Right, there's no way to 50 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 2: remove it completely. But I won't be running any campaigns 51 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 2: and all that. I'll be focused on those agenda items 52 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: that I think everybody. 53 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: Wants the mayor focus on. 54 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 2: They's talked about, which is public safety and roads and 55 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: economic development and quality of life issues that we talk about. 56 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 2: And so I'm going to help push those things for 57 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 2: because it's what they all want. Those aren't political things. 58 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: We want good roads, we wanted to be cleared off, 59 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 2: we want our parks to be nice. 60 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: We don't want. 61 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: Are homeless without a place to live. We want to 62 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 2: end those type of things. And so that's my focus. 63 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: And after that, you know, we'll see what the card. 64 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 2: Maybe radio hosts will be next. 65 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, maybe IMPD Chief Chris Bailey here on the Hammer 66 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: Nigel Show live downtown at Coaches Tavern, just announcing stepping 67 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,119 Speaker 1: down his role as chief and becoming Deputy mayor chief 68 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: of Staff at the Mayor's Office. Was it a tough decision? 69 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: I mean you said it wasn't under be Bingo cards. 70 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: So idea this was coming and no, and you were 71 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: approached and tell me how tough a decision this was 72 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: to make for you or was this a no brainer? No. 73 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 2: Having some gap between announcement and the reality of it, 74 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 2: it's set in a little bit more. It was the 75 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 2: right decision at the right time. But I can tell 76 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 2: you it's been an emotional rollercoaster. Yesterday it was especially 77 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 2: emotional when I had to tell my officers and I 78 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 2: had to tell my staff that I was going because 79 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 2: I've invested twenty seven years. February first, is which my 80 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 2: last day is chief. 81 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: Will be, is my anniversary date. 82 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 2: I'll have completed twenty seven years. But looking back, everything 83 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: that I've done, all the experiences I've had, it led 84 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: me to this moment. And I'm a public servant at heart. 85 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: A lot of my guys out here that I don't 86 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 2: really know his name, but he grew up in Rodya's 87 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 2: Park where I did, in this city. Who's contributed so 88 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 2: much to me that it's I think it's my responsibility 89 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 2: to continue to give back to the city. It's given 90 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 2: me so much. And we've done a good job of 91 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: setting the IMPD leadership team up that whoever comes in 92 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 2: knows the path forward and is going to keep the age. 93 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: What's next? Yeah, what's that process? Like? Do you get 94 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: to say and your success or do you advise? How 95 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: does that work? 96 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll provide my input to the mayor, and the 97 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 2: mayor will make that decision. But it won't it won't, 98 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 2: it won't linger. There won't be an interim. It's my 99 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 2: hope and my conversations is that that person. 100 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: Will be selected. 101 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 2: And you know, before I leave on February. 102 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 3: First, got about a minute left here with Chris Bailey, 103 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 3: the soon to be chief Deputy mayor under Joe Hawks, 104 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 3: that former chief of police here at IMPD. So what's 105 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 3: gonna be the biggest challenge that you're going to have 106 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 3: in your new role. 107 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 2: Well, there's so much going on, So I told the 108 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: staff today there's no way possible I can know everything 109 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 2: that you're doing in the to the depth that you know. 110 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 2: My job is to be an inch deep and a 111 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 2: mile wide, but also to make sure that they have 112 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 2: the support and what they need to accomplish them what 113 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 2: the people of this city in this county want and 114 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 2: expect from their local government, and that understanding and getting 115 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 2: my feet under me and all that I know law 116 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 2: enforcement right twenty seven years, I know how to do 117 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 2: all that, but you know, I'm gonna have to learn 118 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 2: about economic development and how exactly the road New Road 119 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 2: formula works and how we have to contribute to that 120 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 2: to make sure that it's successful. 121 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: So a lot to learn. 122 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 2: But there's a great group of people over there that 123 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,799 Speaker 2: care about this city and I'm looking forward to working 124 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 2: with them, just like the people that I've worked with 125 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 2: over my twenty seven years at IMPD. 126 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: Well, congratulations IMPD Chief Bailey on your new position as 127 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: Chief Deputy Mayor. And it means a lot that you 128 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: stop by coaches tavern here tonight, go Hoo's yours right, 129 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: go Hoosiers. Best to bluck, I mean hopeless. It's not 130 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: the last time we hear from you, okay, ab solutely 131 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: not all right, We'll be right back. It's Hammer Nigel 132 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: Show ninety three WIBC.