Tim Cox, Cobb County Police Chief Since 2019, Will Step Down At Year's End

COBB COUNTY, GA — Cobb County Police Department Chief Tim Cox will be stepping down at the end of the year, after 36 years in the department and two as chief of police.

Cox's retirement hasn't been widely announced by the county or police department, but he was honored at the Cobb Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday along with other retiring department heads.

Cox, 59, joined the department in 1985, and was selected as police chief in 2019. He told the Marietta Daily Journal that he initially intended to retire several years ago, but was talked into staying to replace his predecessor, Michael Register, in June 2019.

After his 36-year service to CCPD, he told the MDJ that he's ready to do all the hunting, fishing and traveling he's wanted to do for years, and spend more time with his family.

"Realizing January 1 when I wake up that I will be a retired police officer instead of an active duty police officer — I just bet it's going to be a very strange feeling. But I also know that it's time," he told the news outlet. "There's some great leaders coming up through the police department."

A job posting for the position is available on the county's website, with a salary of $153,543 to $230,327.