The City Council decided not to pass a resolution this morning asking for a delay of the selection of a new police chief, after hearing more than hour of testimony from the chairwoman of the police commission.

The commission is expected to choose the new police chief this afternoon.

Commission chairwoman Christine Camp told council members the vote would go forward, despite a controversy surrounding the selection process.

She also said that the commission did nothing wrong.

“There’s nothing that we’ve hidden. There’s no agenda. We’ve been forthright,” Camp told council members. “It is what it is. There has been controversy. I, as the chair of the police commission apologize to everyone (for that).”

But, she added, “What we have to work forward to right now is that we have six amazing candidates, finalists. They earned their rank. They have the right to be interviewed.”

Four council members expressed concerns about the selection process, and said better guidelines should be laid out so that a similar controversy doesn’t arise in the future.

But the council decided to withdraw a resolution that requested the selection of the police chief be delayed.

Councilman Donovan Dela Cruz said, “At this point, although I still have concerns … what’s clear … is that the commission has the sole authority” to pick the new chief.

Meanwhile, Councilman Charles Djou said the new police chief will start work under a cloud of controversy. “Whatever the decision may be on the selection on the next chief, it is clear to me that how this chief was selected was mishandled,” he said.

Councilman Rod Tam, though, said that there was no wrongdoing and he was confident with the selection process. “Nothing was violated,” he said.

Two weeks ago, the commission named six finalists for police chief, even though a selection committee recommended only four candidates.

Two of the selection committee members then resigned in protest.