A 20-year Portland police veteran will take over as the city’s next police chief.

Deputy Chief Jami Resch, 45, of Portland succeeds Danielle Outlaw as chief. Mayor Ted Wheeler made the announcement at the same time he announced Outlaw would step down to lead the embattled Philadelphia Police Department. Resch will be sworn in at noon Tuesday in a private ceremony.

Resch has had a quick rise in the bureau. Last year, Outlaw picked Resch, then a captain, to serve as assistant chief of investigations. In May, Outlaw promoted Resch to deputy chief, saying she brought a “strong balance of perspective and experience” to the job.

Resch was unavailable for an interview Monday, a bureau spokesman said, but she released a statement saying she was "grateful for this amazing opportunity to lead the members of the Portland Police Bureau and collaborate with the community."

“Like many others in the agency, I have dedicated my career of service to the Portland community and I look forward to this new role," she said.

Her main goal, Resch said, will be to "continue the positive work Chief Outlaw and the executive team were already undertaking and keep up the momentum. There is a lot to be done to continue to support the great work being done by our sworn and professional staff, to continue to build trust within the community, and to recruit and hire the best candidates to join the PPB team.”

Portland Police Officers Sarah Taylor and Jami Resch attend to a man that was found down by the river getting high sniffing gasoline. The Oregonian/2001LC- THE OREGONIAN

Resch previously served as an acting commander of North Precinct, a lieutenant in the criminal intelligence division and a sergeant of the gun task force. Resch also has served as manager of the bureau’s Honor Guard and as a critical incident commander. She has been a member of the bureau’s Muslim police advisory council and Slavic advisory council.

In announcing his pick for the top job, Wheeler said Resch “meets or exceeds” the bureau’s “leadership needs.”

“She has my complete trust and a thorough understanding of my agenda,” he said. "She is the right person at the right time for the job.”

Daryl Turner, president of the Portland Police Association, called Resch’s promotion “a good appointment.” He said he is looking forward to continuing the “good working relationship” the union had with Outlaw.

Resch announced that Chris Davis, assistant chief of operations since June, will become her deputy chief. Commander Mike Frome will replace Davis in the operations role.

In other moves, Capt. Erica Hurley will be promoted to commander and assigned to the Transit Police Division, Capt. Craig Dobson will move from East Precinct to the Training Division and East Precinct will have an acting captain for now.

-- Noelle Crombie; ncrombie@oregonian.com; 503-276-7184; @noellecrombie

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