Waukesha — Waukesha police Capt. Russell Jack was appointed chief Thursday, Police and Fire Commission chairman Dan Owens said.
Jack has been with the department since 1990 and oversees the patrol division, Owens said.
Jack's appointment is effective Oct. 21. The Common Council will determine his salary.
The previous chief, Les Sharrock, retired Aug. 3. He headed the Waukesha department since 1996.
The other finalists were Milwaukee police Capt. David Zibolski; Gary Bolt, deputy police chief in Naperville, Ill., and William A. Biang, retired Waukegan, Ill., police chief and currently a special investigator for the Lake County (Ill.) state's attorney's office.
Wayne Dussault, the former deputy chief who is serving as interim chief, did not seek the chief's job.