Jay Waterbury, whose service to The Dalles Police Department stretches back to the seventies, is retiring from his job as the City’s police chief.  Waterbury had hinted in recent months that he was going to step aside, and made the official announcement to The Dalles City Council on Monday.  City officials had high praise for Waterbury, with Councilor Dan Spatz calling him the “epitome of public service.”  Waterbury will be leaving the post effective July 1.  That will bring to an end a lengthy period of service to The Dalles Police Department.  Waterbury has spent over 40 years with the department, including two decades as its chief.  In other business, the Council formally approved a contract for Julie Krueger to take on the City Manager’s job.  Krueger’s appointment was announced last week, after she had served in an interim capacity following the termination of former City Manager Nolan Young’s contract.