City Council Meeting Date: March 18, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Jeff Schroepfer, Chief of Police
Title
Oath of Office Ceremony for Northfield Police Department Officer Kenna Eschenbach.
Body
Action Requested:
City Clerk, Lynette Peterson, will administer the Oath or Affirmation of Office to Police Officer Kenna Eschenbach.
Summary Report:
Officer Kenna Eschenbach was hired in the last several months to fill a vacancy for the position of Police Officer. We will be ceremoniously administering the Oath of Office to her as she assumes her new role in the Police Department. This ceremony will be done in person in front of the City Council.
Police Chief Jeff Schroepfer will introduce Officer Eschenbach and City Clerk Lynette Peterson will administer the Oath of Office. Following the oath, Officer Eschenbach's family will pin on her badge. Councilors will then take a photo with the officer and are encouraged to congratulate the Officer on their new role. Members of the Police Department and friends and family of the new officer are expected to be in attendance and will leave the Council Chambers immediately following this agenda item.
Officer Kenna Eschenbach was born and raised in Prior Lake. Kenna earned her degree in Psychology and minored in criminology at the University of River Falls Wisconsin and completed the Police Training and Education Skills program through Alexandria Technical and Community College. Before joining the Northfield Police Department, Officer Eschenbach interned with the Prior Lake Police Department where she was able to get first-hand experience with law enforcement.
Kenna enjoys spending time outside and being active. Her favorite things to do in the summer are going for runs with her mom and spending time helping her dad working on their cabin. Her brother is a police officer in Belle Plaine and has been a big supporter along with her boyfriend.
Officer Eschenbach is completing field trainin...
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