Killdeer City Commission determines offer for police chief candidate

KILLDEER, N.D. — The Killdeer City Commission convened on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a special meeting. During the meeting, the commissioners discussed filling the open police chief position at the Killdeer Police Department and how to proceed with the wages of those working for the City of Killdeer. According to City Administrator Matt Oase, the position of police chief opened up due to Jonathan Avalos, the current interim police chief, moving away to Dickinson. Avalos, who the commission hired for the position in the summer of 2025, approached the commission during a regular meeting on May 18 requesting to remain police chief if he were to move with his fiancée and her two children to Dickinson. The commissioners expressed that they wanted the police chief of Killdeer to live within city limits during the meeting and would later decide to open up the position for applicants in September while keeping Avalos as the new School Resource Officer at Killdeer Elementary School. He di