The Petersburg Borough has announced that Sgt. James Kerr will be proposed as Petersburg's next police chief.

"He did a wonderful job in the interview process and had a tremendous amount of support from the community," said Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht on Wednesday afternoon.

Giesbrecht added, "Debbie Thompson and I will be negotiating a contingent contract with James to be our next Police Chief, first thing tomorrow. I have notified Jim, and the other candidates."

The job offer is contingent upon the Assembly's approval at their next meeting.

With final approval, Kerr will replace Chief o...