The action affects the San Leandro Police Department’s top leadership and makes the investigation a city accountability matter. But the available official search extract does not say why Averiett was placed on leave, what the investigation covers or when it is expected to conclude.

What the city record confirms

The City of San Leandro’s 2026 press-release archive identifies the announcement as “San Leandro Places Police Chief on Administrative Leave.” The archive also identifies the police department as the affected city agency and names Averiett as the police chief involved.

Administrative leave is not, by itself, a finding of misconduct or a termination. The available record does not establish that misconduct occurred, identify an investigation target or provide a cause for the action. It also does not say whether Averiett remains on leave as of the latest date represented in the source packet.

Those distinctions matter because the city’s announcement marks an interim personnel action, not a final personnel decision. The public information currently available does not indicate whether the investigation will result in discipline, a return to duty, a resignation, termination or no further action.

Why it matters in San Leandro

The police chief oversees the city’s police department, so a change in the department’s leadership status can affect public accountability and the way residents understand responsibility for the agency. The source packet does not document operational changes, service disruptions or a change in the department’s day-to-day command structure.

That means the immediate verified consequence is the leadership and personnel issue itself: San Leandro has publicly listed its police chief as being on administrative leave while an investigation is pending or underway. The city has not supplied, in the available extract, the details needed to assess the investigation’s scope or its effect on police operations.

The city’s press-release archive also lists a May 20, 2026 update about declining unsheltered homelessness and expanded local response investments. That separate listing shows the archive contains multiple areas of city business, but it does not provide an update on the police chief investigation.

What happens next

San Leandro maintains a public agenda and records system known as Meeting Central. The city says that system provides agendas, minutes, legislative records and meeting media. It is the next official place to look for later council actions or public discussion related to the police department’s leadership matter.

At this stage, the known timeline includes the May 13 administrative-leave announcement and the May 20 unrelated homelessness-response update in the city’s 2026 press-release archive. No projected completion date for the investigation appears in the available official material.

Until the city releases additional records or makes a further personnel decision, the verified facts remain limited: San Leandro listed Averiett’s placement on administrative leave, the police department is the affected agency, and the reason, scope and outcome of the investigation have not been stated in the available extract.