IOWA CITY — Today, Scott Beckner calls the shots at the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety as the department’s director.Less than a mile away, Jody Matherly oversees operations at the Iowa City Police Department, where he has served as chief for the past year. But a little more than 30 years ago, Beckner and Matherly were just a couple of young patrol officers on the Grand Blanc, Mich., police force.