SUMMERDALE, Ala. - It is only a matter of time before the town of Summerdale has a new police chief, Mayor David Wilson said.

Wilson said Thursday afternoon that the town council would vote at the June 13 council meeting on whether to appoint Eddie Ingram, called Frankie Ingram on his application, the town’s new police chief.

Wilson said Ingram is not the official police chief yet, but he was well liked by the council and seemed to be a consensus pick among council members in discussions.

“Each time we had an interview, it was an open meeting,” he said. “His name kept coming up as the top selection.”

Ingram works as a special agent in the 35th Judicial Drug Task Force in Monroeville. He has worked as chief of county sheriff's offices in Georgia and Alabama.

The other applicants brought in for interviews were Stanley DeVane, Thomas Harrington and current town police officer T.J. Palkovic.

The council unanimously voted March 17 to terminate Dwain Riebeling's employment as the town's police chief. The council held a hearing and vote at the town's Municipal Complex regarding Wilson's request for the termination of Riebeling's employment. The reasons for termination include: incompetence and inefficiency; inattention to duty; neglect of duty regarding a Nov. 9, 2010 incident; and insubordination.

Summerdale does not have an interim police chief, but Lt. Tony Nolfe of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office is helping oversee the town's police department.