Newport Beach council approves 3-year contract with new police chief
The Newport Beach City Council signed off Tuesday on a three-year contract with the city’s new police chief.
Jon Lewis, a 25-year veteran of the Newport Beach police force, will receive $213,500 in annual compensation as part of his contract, which the council approved unanimously.
City Manager Dave Kiff announced in March that he had chosen Lewis, 44, to take over for retired Chief Jay Johnson, and the city officially promoted the former deputy chief to the top job during a ceremony at the Civic Center.
In addition to his salary, Lewis will be provided with a cellphone allowance, a city-owned car and uniforms. The uniforms cost about $1,350 annually, according to the contract.
Lewis began working part time at the Newport Beach Police Department in 1991 while attending Cal State Long Beach, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Lewis also holds a master’s degree in criminal justice from Chapman University in Orange.
In 1996, Lewis joined the Newport department full time as an officer and steadily rose through the ranks, taking assignments including bike patrol, SWAT, detective, training officer and executive officer to the chief.
Lewis was promoted to deputy chief in 2014 and most recently oversaw the department’s patrol and traffic division.
He also is an adjunct faculty member at the Golden West College Criminal Justice Training Center in Huntington Beach and a member of the steering committee of the college’s Leadership and Ethics Institute.
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