About a week after firing long-time Salt Lake City police chief Mike Brown, Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Thursday announced Brian Redd, the executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections, as her pick to replace him.

It didn’t take long for Salt Lake City’s mayor to name a new police chief. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Thursday named Brian Redd, executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections,

With Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown retiring at the end of the month, Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Thursday there was no need to conduct a nationwide search for his replacement. That's because her preferred candidate, Utah Department of Corrections executive director Brian Redd, agreed to take the job.

"This was my decision," Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall told reporters Friday after attending a hearing on a bill that would ask cities similar to Salt Lake City's size to partner with state police on issues or risk losing out on state funds.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall wants Utah’s top prison system official to replace Police Chief Mike Brown, who is stepping down at the end of the month at her behest. Mendenhall announced Thursday that she is recommending Brian Redd,