Monica Prieto
Police Chief · Department directors, Tucson
- How
- Appointed
- Since
- February 2026
- Background
- Chief since Feb. 13, 2026, succeeding Chad Kasmar, who retired after more than 25 years and is now a Pima County deputy administrator.
What the office does
The chief has full control of the city's police force and must devote full time to the office, keeping a public office open day and night. The council sets the size of the force. The chief and the department's officers may make arrests for violations of city ordinances and have the same arrest and process-serving powers within the city as sheriffs and other state peace officers, plus whatever duties the council adds by ordinance.
The chief is appointed by the city manager with the council's consent and can be removed or demoted by the manager, with only an advisory civil-service appeal.
In our reporting
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Who They Are was researched and written by Nicholas De Leon with Claude Fable 5.1 from the official pages, election canvasses, statutes and contracts linked on each chart; the reports naming each person are matched by code from What They Decided, and no model wrote any of it. Last updated 10:31 AM MST on October 5, 2026. Read more about how this is made.