(El Centro City Council appoints a full-time Police Chief)....Kelly Brown had been appointed Acting Chief of Police in May.

That changed Tuesday. At the El Centro City Council meeting, Brown was named the full-time Police Chief. Brown has more than 20 years of Law Enforcement experience. He began his law enforcement career with the Brawley Police Department in 2002. He transferred to the Chula Vista Police Department in 2019 before accepting a Deputy Chief Position with the El Centro Police Department in 2023. The El Centro City Council approved Brown's appointment unbanimously at the Tuesday meeting.