The San Francisco Police Commission will begin interviews for the city’s next chief of police Tuesday morning, kicking off a process that will lead to a critical choice for Mayor Daniel Lurie .

The position has been vacant since May, when former chief Bill Scott announced his departure after eight years in the role.

The city’s seven-member Police Commission, a group of volunteers appointed by the mayor and Board of Supervisors, will enter into a closed session on Tuesday morning to interview candidates over the next one to two weeks.

“We have a self-imposed deadline of Nov. 12 to present the finalists to Lurie,” commission Vice President Kevin Benedicto told KQED.

Ultimately, the mayor will select the next chief from three commission-selected candidates. Who Lurie picks could defin

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