Our new records specialist, Tessa Ryan, began work at your Sandy Police Department this month. We are very happy to have her on board. We are now back to two records specialists and a records manager. We have not had this for the last year so they have been very busy while they were short handed. Tessa is now in the training phase which could take up to fix months to complete. She is doing well.

Recruitment process continues for the vacant officer position. Candidate applications have been screened and we are in the process of contacting top applicants to participate in the next phase of the hiring process.

I continue my work at the FBI National Academy and will graduate on March 15. I have been actively working on the budget in the evening hours while I am here. I anticipate meeting with all of you before the process is complete and look forward to having some conversations regarding budget issues we currently face.

I have been in contact regularly with my staff while I am away. I feel very lucky to have such dedicated staff that are taking care of daily operations while I am gone. This is truly a testament to the quality of folks you have working at your police department.

Also this month, we had the first union negotiations meeting. It went very well and I do not foresee any issues at this time. The next meeting will be in mid March.

I am excited to finish up the national academy. It has been an unbelievable training experience for me. I am looking forward to getting back home and back to work. There are many things to accomplish in the coming months. Please stay safe in all the cold weather we’ve been having and I will see all of you soon.