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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2019
AGENDA #: 6A
PREPARED BY: BOOKER T. HODGES, INTERIM POLICE CHIEF
PRESENTED BY: BOOKER T. HODGES
AGENDA ITEM:
INVESTITURE CEREMONY FOR COMMANDER BRAD CRAGOE AND
SERGEANTS ADAM BOZER AND SERGEANT JAKE SNYDER
GOAL AREA AND
OBJECTIVE:
PRESENTATION:
High-Value City Services
4. Attract Retain and Train a High Caliber Workforce to Ensure High -Quality
Services.
The city has established a tradition of administering an oath of office for new police
officers. Tonight, we would like to expand that practice by administering the oath of
office to our new commander and two new sergeants.
The oath of office (attached) is the same as administered to new police officers.
Below is a very brief Biography for each officer which Interim Chief Hodges will
share with those assembled. Then Mayor Briggs will administer the oath of office
to each and a brief recess will be called to provide the opportunity for photographs.
Commander Brad Cragoe: Commander Cragoe has 24 years of law enforcement
experience. Sixteen of those years have been with the Prior Lake Police
Department. He has held a variety of positions including 10 years as a police
officer and six as a sergeant. He has served as a Field Training Officer and
Countywide SWAT Team Member. As Commander Brad is second in command of
the Prior Lake Police Department.
Patrol Sergeant Adam Boser: Patrol Sergeant Boser will have been active with
the Prior Lake police Department for 12 years this August. After eight years as a
patrol officer Adam served eight years as a detective. He then transitioned to
undercover investigator assignment for the Southwest Metro Drug Task Force.
Adam has also been an operator for the team and for the last nine years until
present holds the position of team leader. Sergeant Boser supports the tactical
development of his fellow officers by serving as the department’s Firearms and
Defensive Tactics Instructor.
Patrol Sergeant Jake Snyder: Patrol Sergeant Snyder has been police officer
since 2011. Jake has been a member of the Prior Lake Department since 2016. In
addition to patrol officer during his tenure with the city, Snyder has served as an
detective. Jake also presently serves as a Crisis Hostage Negotiator and Tri City
SWAT Team Member.
What is apparent with each of these individuals is the fact that each of them do
more than what is expected. That is the keystone of leadership and these are our
department leaders for today and tomorrow!
OATH OF OFFICE
I do solemnly swear
That I will support the Constitution of the United States,
The Constitution of the State of Minnesota,
And the Ordinances of the City of Prior Lake,
And that I will faithfully perform
And discharge the duties of Police Officer.
I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character,
Or the public trust.
I will always have the courage to hold myself and others
Accountable for our actions,
So help me God.