The person selected to be Rhinelander's next Police Chief has withdrawn his interest in the job.
In a letter sent to Mayor Dick Johns dated April 11, David Funkhouser said he was no longer interested in the position.. In the letter, Funkhouser said it wouldn't be in his personal or professional interest to take the Rhinelander job.
March 16, Funkhouser was named the top candidate by Rhinelander's Police and Fire Commission.
Two other local candidates were in the final three: interim Rhinelander Police Chief Captain Ron Lueneburg, and Oneida County Sheriff's Department Captain Lloyd Gauthier.
The Rhinelander City Council Monday was scheduled to act on Funkhouser's contract, but after a closed session, did not recommend action on it.
The Police and Fire Commission does the hiring process for the city and they are set to have a meeting on Thursday. Funkhouser has been chief in Kiel for more than 11 years.
