So we now need two people to perform the duties that have been handled by one? Or did we choose to hire someone who simply cannot fulfill the duties they interviewed for?

@oregonjelly agreed, ones first major action in a new job shouldn't be to say, this job is hard I need to pay someone around 200k per year to help me do it.

Portland is a bigger city than it used to be. People are constantly complaining the police aren't doing a good job. If part of that is bureaucratic overload at the top, then delegation makes sense. We will see if this improves anything going forward, if not the position could always be eliminated in subsequent years.

Why would she change anything, when things at PPB have been going so well lately?

Another waste of taxpayers money to the tune of a six figure salary. If she was truly that experienced, qualified, and professional she should be able to do the job having three assistant Chiefs reporting to her instead of one.