Atherton Police Chief Ed Flint retiring after medical leave Atherton Police Chief Ed Flint is retiring after spending the last few months on medical leave, city officials said Friday. City Manager George Rodericks said the chief had been on medical leave since mid-April, when Acting Chief Joe Wade took the helm. Flint was credited with bringing back the School Resource Officer program to Atherton schools, bolstering sworn personnel numbers, and securing a full time code enforcement officer, among other accomplishments.