HomeMy WebLinkAbout6B New Officers Investiture Ceremony4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 11, 2016
AGENDA #:
PREPARED BY:
6B
MARK ELLIOTT, POLICE CHIEF
PRESENTED BY: MARK ELLIOTT
AGENDA ITEM: POLICE OFFICER, INVESTITURE CEREMONY
PRESENTATION: The City Council has started a tradition of swearing in new police officers
who are joining the city department. Tonight, Mayor Hedberg will swear
Rebecca Evers and Benjamin Erickson in as the newest police Officers.
Minnesota Statutes Section 358.10 entitled “Officials May Administer,
when.” States: (a) All persons holding office under any law of this state, or
under the charter or ordinances of any municipal corporation thereof,
including judges and clerks of election, and all committee members,
commissioners, trustees, referees, appraisers, assessors, and all other
authorized or required by law to act or report upon any matter of fact, have
the power to administer oaths they deem necessary to the proper discharge
of their respective duties.
Police Chief Mark Elliott will introduce the officers, then the Mayor will
administer the Oath, ask for comments from the Officers, and then recess
the meeting temporarily to allow time for pictures and congratulations.
Officer Rebecca Evers comes to us from Mystic Lake Security Department
where she was a supervisor. Rebecca is a Southwest Minnesota State
University - Marshal graduate and has prior experience with the Shakopee
Police Explorer post and the Plymouth police reserves.
Officer Ben Erickson comes to us from the Minnesota Air National Guard,
where he has served for the past 6 years. He is a graduate of Minnesota
State University – Mankato.
Both officers started on April 4th and will spend the next 12 weeks in the field
training program and will then be assigned to the patrol division.
These two officer represent the 5th and 6th new officer hired by the
department in the past year with one of them filling the last vacant open
retirement position and one filling the additional officer authorized by the city
council for an April 1st start date.
Council members are welcome to offer the officers their best wishes as part
of this agenda item.