A new Anaheim chief of police has been selected to serve Orange County\u2019s most populated city.<\/p>\n
Manuel Cid, who currently heads Glendale\u2019s police force of 450 people, will soon assume the Anaheim Police Department\u2019s highest rank.<\/p>\n
Cid will become the city\u2019s 38th chief of police effective Dec. 29, when he fills the vacancy left by Chief Rick Armendariz,<\/a> who announced in July his plans to retire. He was appointed in 2023.<\/p>\n The City Council unanimously approved Cid\u2019s employment agreement on Dec. 9.<\/p>\n \u201cTo this community, I am excited,\u201d Cid said after the vote. \u201cIt\u2019s very much my way that I will pour myself into this community, and I will be out and about, and these folks will get an opportunity, and I will get an opportunity to meet with them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis organization and myself are going to work tirelessly to make sure that you feel safe to work, live and play in this amazing city,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Cid will receive an annual base salary of $389,000 and about $47,000 more in annual benefits compensation<\/a>, which city officials say honors Cid\u2019s credentials and is \u201cwithin Anaheim\u2019s range for a chief of police.\u201d<\/p>\n His base salary is about 10% more than what he was paid in Glendale, city officials said during the meeting. And the city will pay Cid an additional 12% of his base salary \u2014 roughly $46,000 annually \u2014 for his completion of the FBI National Academy, from which Armendariz also graduated<\/a>. Armendariz\u2019s employment contract<\/a> with the city did not include compensation for having completed the program.<\/p>\n Per his contract, Cid would receive a 12-month severance package if he were terminated without cause.<\/p>\n