6.0. SR 04-08-2002 - Laserfiche WebLink

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During 2001, we were short an officer most of the year with the loss of an officer to the Department of Natural Resources 0DNR), an officer on FTO for most of the summer, and the loss of an officer to the military. All of this together had an impact on citations issued. Overall, we hope that 2002 is more stable and we don't experience the increase in serious crime that 2001 had. In 2002, we will be restructuring the police force and eliminating the corporal position(s). This rank worked well the past twenty years, but we felt the time was right to add another patrol sergeant position. As we indicated to the City Council in 2001, we will now have sergeants on duty twenty-four (24) hours a day for a large percentage of the shifts, excluding vacations and sick days. When we don't have a sergeant on duty, one of the senior officers working that shift will be the officer in charge. In late 2001, the City Council authorized the creation of a City Prosecutor's Office. We are looking forward to the positive affects this office will have on the expedient handling of criminal cases for our department. We also anticipate that the City Prosecutor, Christopher Johnson, will aggressively look out for the best interest of the City and department on a daily basis. During the latter part of 2001, the Assistant Chief and I were busy identifying space needs for the proposed new public safety facility. Our exisdng building has become very cramped with the staff add/dons that have happened over the past nine (9) years. We are very excited about the new facility and hope that the 6metable that has been established is met. We want to thank the City Council and City Administration staff for their support during the past year. We also want to thank the police department members for their dedication and hard work to the police department.