The City of Baldwin appointed a new police chief at their Monday city council meeting. Jeff Branyon, former marshal for the City of Dahlonega, was the city’s sole finalist in their search for a new chief to take the reigns from temporary police chief Jerry Saulters.
“I’m honored and humbled to be selected for the Chief’s position,” Branyon tells Now Habersham. “I’m excited about the opportunity to lead the department. My plan is to work with the council to develop an agency that serves the community with honesty, integrity, and transparency.”
Branyon has worked as a crime scene manager with the Gwinett County Police Department, a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and serves as an associate professor of criminal justice at Truett McConnell University.
“We are very thankful and pleased […] to have a gentleman of Branyon’s character and experience to be interested in helping serve our city,” Mayor Joe Elam said at the meeting. “I truly believe that with our new chief in place, we’re on the cusp of creating the best [police] department in the state.”
You can watch a recording of the meeting on the city’s Facebook page.
This article has been updated.
