The new top brass of the Hutto Police Department will be sworn in at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Byron Frankland will become the new chief, and Paul Hall will become assistant chief.

The community is invited to attend the ceremony at Hutto City Hall, 401 W. Front St., Hutto.

Frankland replaces Earl Morrison, who resigned March 24 after two years of service to the city. Frankland served the city of Galveston police for 24 years, and Hall has been in law enforcement since 1986.