Bunnell, FL (December 7, 2021) It was a quick ceremony held in the meeting room for the Bunnell City Commission on Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. that officially added one more to the roster of Bunnell’s Police Department.

With Flagler County Judge Andrea Totten presiding over the swearing in, Brannon Snead took the oath to protect and serve an agency and the citizens of Bunnell.

“I’m very glad to see that the City of Bunnell was able to quickly bring in a very high quality candidate to take the reins upon Chief Foster resigning,” said Totten. “It’s a fairly small department and I think that makes strong leadership all the more important. As a resident of Bunnell myself, I’m glad to see this kind of leadership in the police department.”

Flagler County Judge Andrea Totten swears in Interim Bunnell Police Chief Brannon Snead on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

Bringing a steady hand and stability to the agency, Snead is looking forward to tapping his 20 years of experience as a Florida Highway Patrol officer and years of law enforcement consultancy to the job after the accelerated retirement of beloved Police Chief Tom Foster.

“As of right now it’s strictly interim, and what we’re just doing is coming down to help facilitate the process to move the police department forward. I have a background as a consultant and reserve law enforcement commander, as well as I spent 20 years with the highway patrol as a major. I do have a huge law enforcement supervisory management background,” said Snead, who was currently engaged in emergency management and law enforcement consulting.

Having applied for the Chief of Police position in 2012 and coming in second, the Bunnell Police Department has held a place in his heart since.

“I’m just trying to stabilize the department,” he said. “Law enforcement is one of those professions where to me there’s nothing more honorable than that and if you needed help I wanted to come down.”

Bunnell city manager Dr. Alvin Jackson was also pleased to welcome Snead with a history of experience and excellence, to the team.

“Basically he has a track record of accreditation. He has a long history of being in law enforcement and most importantly I want him to really encourage our team that we want them to be the very best they can,” said Jackson.

“It provides immediate leadership. We want the team to know we’re providing leadership and they’re important to the city. It’s a department that we’re very proud of and (we’ll) continue to strengthen it.”

Bunnell Police Department members attend the swearing in of Interim Bunnell Police Chief Brannon Snead on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. From left, Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police Susan Warner, Cpl. Shane Groth, Interim Police Chief Brannon Snead, Sgt. Matthew Mortimer and Police Investigator Kyle Totten.