On Nov. 20, the City of Cedar Park announced two finalists in the search for a new police chief. Sean Mannix, Austin Police Department assistant chief, and Jeff Spivey, Irving Police Department assistant chief, were chosen among three other finalists interviewed by two panels of city staff members.

The city said it received 76 responses to the job posting.

The community is invited to meet both candidates at a reception planned for Nov. 29 from 5–7 p.m. at City Hall Building 3, 450 Cypress Creek Road.

Mannix or Spivey will assume the role of current CPPD Chief Henry Fluck, who in February announced his intent to leave at the end of 2012. Fluck's 13 years with CPPD make him the longest-serving police chief in the city's history.