MADRAS, OR -- Madras Police Chief Tanner Stanfill has officially resigned, three months after going on medical leave.

Stanfill was hired as a reserve officer in Madras in 1999. He worked his way up in the department and became chief in 2015.

Due to his extended medical leave, in July, Madras City Council appointed retired Milwaukie Police Chief Steve Bartol as temporary Director of Madras Police Services. He will now assist the city in the recruitment of a new Chief.