City Council on Tuesday took a step toward restoring the office of Statesboro police chief instead of hiring a new public safety director over both the fire and police departments. “I think the need is clear for a police chief,” Mayor Jan Moore told the council, “and so, as our budgets allow us to maybe expand to a public safety director again, that should certainly be considered, but I think we’re doing a disservice to our Police Department if we don’t provide a chief.” Moore and interim City Manager Robert Cheshire said that former Public Safety Director Wendell Turner, before leaving, told them that having a public safety director without a police chief was not the most effective approach.