City council members approved the nomination made by Mayor Jane Castor to officially appoint Lee Bercaw as the chief of police on Thursday morning. The newly-appointed chief said during the city council meeting that the support he has from the community, his colleagues and his family helped cement his decision to accept the role. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/tampa-police-chief-confirmation-lee-bercaw/67-732048c6-e758-4230-88ef-0b6e6693c610 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay