Roger Chaffin (left) 与加拿大总督David Johnston在一起

卡尔加里警察局即将诞生一名新的警察总长，预期今天下午会予以宣布。

前任警察局总长Rick Hanson 是在今年三月份离职的，离职后他去竞争保守党的席位了。与此同时，Hanson 前任左膀右臂助手Supt Paul Cook 一直统揽警察局大权。 

现负责局内组织支持职务的Chaffin，自1986年以来一直是卡城警察委员会（CPS） 的会员。 

警察局外面的总长侯选人也有十几个，还包括局内现任的三个副总长。 

显然，Chaffin 上位有一定的优势，他是好几个警察相关委员会的理事，还是警察规范委员会加拿大协会的共同主席。

Roger Chaffin will be Calgary's new police chief, if approved by city council on Tuesday, CBC News has learned. 

The plan is to announce the current deputy chief's promotion in the afternoon, according to sources.

Rick Hanson left the post in March of this year and then made a bid for a provincial seat with the PC party. 

In the meantime, Hanson's former right-hand-man, Supt. Paul Cook has been manning the top job.

Chaffin, who is currently in charge of the bureau of organizational support, has been a CPS member since 1986. 

The announcement is expected after an in-camera council session, mid to late afternoon.

Last month, Rod Fong, chair of the Calgary Police Commission sent an e-mail to all CPS staff to address "concerns regarding the process involved in hiring the new Chief and the length of time involved in completing the process."

He reassured members that the committee was still on track to select a new leader by the end of the year "but hopefully earlier."

Dozens of external candidates applied for the position as well as all three current deputy chiefs. 

Chaffin sits and serves on several boards and committees including co-chairing the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Ethics Committee.