Bartlesville Police Chief Tracy Roles has been selected to fill the newly created Assistant City Manager position with the City of Bartlesville.
City Manager Mike Bailey announced today that Roles, who has served as police chief since September 2018, will officially take over the ACM post on Monday, May 1.
“Tracy has been an asset to our organization since he first came on board,” Bailey said. “He has provided excellent leadership and helped to transform our police department into one of the best in the state. I’m grateful that he has accepted this position, and I look forward to working even more closely with him in the near future.”
Roles, who holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in administration of justice and security, has nearly 15 years of higher level supervisory and management experience. Prior to serving as Bartlesville police chief, he served as Anadarko police chief, facility director/warden of the Tulsa Transitional Center, and chief deputy coroner/chief of investigations with the Weld County Coroner’s Office in Greeley, Colo. He has also served as an investigator for the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office in Tulsa and Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, as well as with the Fourth and Eighth District Attorney’s Offices and Weld County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado. He started his law enforcement career as a patrol officer with the Tishomingo and Enid police departments.
In his new role as Bartlesville ACM, he will oversee operations of the police and fire departments, Bartlesville Public Library, Bartlesville Area History Museum, Adams Golf Course, and Bartlesville Municipal Airport, in addition to other duties.
“This role will add new challenges to Tracy’s work day, but he and I are both excited to explore the possibilities of this new position,” Bailey said. “Tracy is already well respected among the other directors, so his transition should be a smooth one.”
Capt. Jay Hastings has been named interim police chief and will oversee police operations until a permanent selection is made. Recruitment for the police chief position is expected to get underway soon.