City Council Meeting Date: May 7, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Jeff Schroepfer, Chief of Police
Title
Oath of Office Ceremony for Northfield Police Department Officer Mindy Ascencio Bravo.
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Action Requested:
City Clerk, Lynette Peterson, will administer the Oath or Affirmation of Office to Police Officer Mindy Ascencio Bravo.
Summary Report:
Officer Mindy Bravo 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 Bravo and City Clerk Lynette Peterson will administer the Oath of Office. Following the oath, Officer Bravo'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 Mindy Bravo was born and raised in Northfield. She attended Northfield Public Schools and graduated from Riverland Community College in 2023. Before Mindy became an Officer with the Northfield Police department, she was a police reserve with the Northfield Police Department. In her free time, Officer Bravo enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and her Rottweiler named Cookie. Officer Bravo is also bilingual, which is a huge asset to the department and community.
Officer Bravo is in her final phase of field training, where she is assigned to a Field Training Officer (FTO). The FTO works with the new officer on every shift and instructs them on learning their job as a police officer. During the field training process new officers are evaluated daily through observation and written...
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