Bastrop, Tx–David Board, city police chief since 2002, tendered
his resignation from city employment and as chief of the department on
Monday.
Board, 46, had been a Bastrop policeman since 1986. He will remain on
leave without official duties until Nov. 1 when he will qualify for
city retirement benefits, said an announcement today from Bastrop City
Manager Mike Talbot. The city manager said Board’s resignation has been
accepted and is irrevocable.
Board had been on leave since Aug. 18. The previous evening he was arrested in Austin on a drunk driving charge.
Talbot said Board was “allowed to resign” as part of a negotiated arrangement for his separation from city employment.
Talbot said a search for a new chief for the 25-member department
will begin immediately. In the meantime, Assistant Chief Matt Wagner
will direct the department.