By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Centralia Police Chief Bob Berg is retiring this spring, and a search for his replacement is already underway.
Berg, 63, whose law enforcement career began in Centralia in 1972, moved on to other jobs and then returned as chief in early 2004.
He is retiring in May, according to the city’s human resources director, Candice Rydalch.
The pay for the head of the department with 31 commissioned officers in Lewis County’s most populated city is being advertised as between about $100,000 and $122,000.
Rydalch said yesterday they have already begun a nationwide search.
Applications are being accepted through the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs through Jan. 8.