Pasco Names Brent Cook as Next Police Chief

Pasco selected longtime department leader Brent Cook as its next police chief, setting up a leadership transition for the Pasco Police Department and a formal public step at City Hall.

Cook’s swearing-in was scheduled for the Pasco City Council meeting on July 27, 2026. The available source packet confirms the selection and the planned ceremony, but it does not include a city-issued post-meeting announcement or a meeting record confirming that the swearing-in was completed.

What is confirmed

The appointment followed a finalist process involving multiple police-leadership candidates. Cook emerged from that process as Pasco’s selection for the department’s top position.

KORD reported the selection and identified Cook as a longtime leader within the Pasco Police Department. The report also said he would be sworn in at the July 27 City Council meeting.

That distinction matters because the available records support describing Cook as Pasco’s selected or incoming police chief. They do not support saying he had already taken the oath when the appointment was first reported, or confirming that the ceremony later took place.

A longtime connection to Pasco policing

Cook began his law-enforcement career as a reserve officer in 1988. His selection therefore represents an internal, longtime department connection rather than the documented arrival of a police leader with no previous Pasco background.

The source material does not provide a detailed biography beyond that career starting point, and it does not describe Cook’s priorities for the department. It also does not identify any policy changes, staffing plans or changes in crime trends tied to the appointment.

For residents, the confirmed local consequence is a change in who is expected to lead Pasco’s police department. The appointment creates a public accountability point for the city, while the available information does not yet establish what operational direction Cook may pursue.

The next public record

The Pasco meeting agenda portal lists regular City Council meetings and provides the city’s official route for reviewing formal meeting business. The July 27 meeting record is therefore the next known place to verify whether Cook was sworn in and to document any formal council action connected with the transition.

The available records also do not show the exact council vote or any contract terms. Those details should not be inferred from the selection announcement alone.

Until a meeting record or city-issued confirmation establishes otherwise, the most precise description is that Pasco selected Cook as its next police chief and scheduled his swearing-in for July 27, 2026. The appointment is a verified leadership development; its longer-term effects on department policy, staffing and crime trends remain unestablished by the approved sources.