ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING, SO WELCOME AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WATCHING ONLINE.
[Police Officer Swearing-In Ceremony]
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MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.COUNCILMAN LIVINGSTON, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
FAMILIES OF OUR NEWEST OFFICERS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AS OUR NEWEST FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS.
SO BEFORE WE GET TO KNOW THEM, I'D LIKE TO INVITE DAVID [INAUDIBLE] OUR FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN TO LEAD US IN INVOCATION.
THANK YOU, CHIEF, WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN A WORD OF PRAYER AS WE BEGIN OUR SPECIAL TIME TOGETHER THIS MORNING.
GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT IN YOUR DIVINE PROVIDENCE, YOU HAVE GIVEN US EQUIPPED AND BEGIN THE PROCESS OF TRAINING THESE NEW OFFICERS.
WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY AND TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE BESEECH YOUR WISDOM AND PROVIDENCE AND GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION FOR THEM, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR LOVED ONES AS THEY STEP INTO THEIR JOBS, THEIR ROLES TO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN WAYS THAT WE CAN ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR.
OR THIS WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS NOT JUST THE ENDEAVOR OF ONE PERSON, BUT THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES WHO WILL SEE THEM GO OFF INTO THEIR JOBS EVERY DAY AND WHO WILL HOPE FOR THEIR RETURN AS WELL.
AND SO WE ASK FOR YOUR PROTECTION OVER THEM AND ALL THAT THEY DO, OR WE THANK YOU THAT THEY HAVE WITH ALL DIGNITY AND GOOD INTENTION TO ANSWER THE CALL, JUST AS YOU SAID TO THE PROPHET, WHOM SHALL I SEND? WHO WILL GO FOR US? AND THAT THEY HAVE RESPONDED WITH HERE I AM SEND ME.
AND SO WE ASKED IN THIS PROCESS THAT IN THIS JOURNEY OF MATURING INTO PEACE OFFICERS AND TO THOSE WHO WILL SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY, THAT YOU WILL BLESS THEM WITH YEARS OF SERVICE AND GOOD FRUIT IN ALL THAT THEY DO.
AND SO, LORD, WITH RESPECT TO ALL PRESENT, LORD WE PRAY BECAUSE ALL PEOPLE ARE YOUR TREASURE. I PRAY IN JESUS NAME.
SO TODAY IS A CELEBRATION AS WE WELCOME NINE NEW OFFICERS TO OUR GROWING FAMILY HERE AT FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THESE INDIVIDUALS BRING WITH THEM A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUNDS.
FOUR OF THEM RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM OUR JOINT ACADEMY THAT WE HAVE WITH PLANO, RICHARDSON, ALLEN AND MCKINNEY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE OR WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GO SEE THEM GRADUATE LIKE WE TYPICALLY DO.
ONE OF THEM RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM THE DENTON ACADEMY, AND THE OTHER FOUR BRING WITH THEM EXPERIENCE FROM FOUR DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HERE IN NORTH TEXAS.
IT'S ALSO EXCITING TO SEE TWO FRISCO ISD GRADUATES IN THIS GROUP AS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT GROWS.
WE WELCOME BACK HOME, OUR HOMETOWN GRADUATES TO HERE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AS POLICE OFFICERS. 2020 HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR THE PROFESSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, DESPITE THE PANDEMIC AND CIVIL UNREST.
HOWEVER, POLICE OFFICERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE CONTINUED TO SHOW UP EACH DAY TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND KEEP THEM SAFE.
THE INDIVIDUALS BEGINNING THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER TODAY SIGNED UP FOR THIS PROFESSION, WELL AWARE OF THESE CHALLENGES, DEMONSTRATING A RESOLVE AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE LIKE NO OTHER.
THEY DESIRE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME THE FUTURE OF OUR PROFESSION AND DO MORE THAN JUST TALK ABOUT MAKING POSITIVE CHANGES.
THEY DESIRE TO BE THAT POSITIVE CHANGE.
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE COMING TO FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE SEEKING A PLACE TO FINISH OUT THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREERS THAT POSSESS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT, A DESIRE TO SERVE A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY WITH SUPPORTIVE CITY LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ACCREDITED DEPARTMENT WITH A GREAT REPUTATION FOR POLICING THE RIGHT WAY.
INDIVIDUALS WHO SEEK THESE THINGS ARE EXACTLY THE TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT OUR CITY AND OUR DEPARTMENT NEED AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE.
DESPITE RECEIVING MANY APPLICATIONS AND MANY INDIVIDUALS ENTERING THE PROCESS TO BECOME A POLICE OFFICER HERE IN FRISCO, ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE MAKE IT TO THIS POINT.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU ON YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT AND BEING HERE TODAY.
I'D NOW LIKE TO WELCOME MAYOR CHENEY UP TO THE PODIUM TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS.
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THANK YOU, CHIEF. GOOD MORNING AND CONGRATULATIONS.LET ME OFFICIALLY WELCOME YOU TO THE CITY OF FRISCO.
WE'RE SO PROUD TO HAVE YOU HERE AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LIVINGSTON. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I KNOW THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WOULD LOVE TO BE HERE CELEBRATING WITH YOU TODAY AS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AS CHIEF SHILSON SAID, YOU KNOW, QUITE FRANKLY, SURPRISINGLY, ARE NOT SHOWING THE DEDICATION TO THEIR DEPARTMENTS THAT WE THINK THEY SHOULD.
AND WE WANT THE CITY OF FRISCO TO BE A DESTINATION DEPARTMENT, A DEPARTMENT THAT YOU'RE PROUD TO WORK FOR, THAT RECRUITS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY STRIVE TO BE SELECTED FOR AND A PLACE THAT ONCE YOU ARE CHOSEN AND SELECTED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT YOU STAY YOUR ENTIRE CAREER FOR.
OUR CITY COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT THAT'S ALWAYS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND WHEN CALLS FOR DEFUNDING THE POLICE WHEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE CITY COUNCIL DOUBLED DOWN ON OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR OFFICERS IN BLUE.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SERVING THE CITIZENS OF FRISCO WITH THE COFFEE AT THE MAYOR THIS WEEK. WE TALKED ABOUT CHIEF SHILSON WAS MY GUEST AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF REMAINING A SAFE COMMUNITY.
MANY RESIDENTS TEND TO TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
AND THEN THEY ASK COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE LIVINGSTON AND MYSELF, WHY ARE YOU SPENDING THE RESOURCES THAT YOU'RE SPENDING? WHY DOES HALF OF YOUR CITY BUDGET GO TO PUBLIC SAFETY? WE'RE ALREADY A SAFE COMMUNITY.
AND OF COURSE, THE ANSWER IS WE WANT TO REMAIN A SAFE COMMUNITY.
AND SO I KNOW YOU HAVE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT, YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE YOU THE RESOURCES THAT YOU NEED, THE TRAINING THAT YOU NEED TO BE THE BEST IN YOUR PROFESSION. AND ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY COUNCIL AND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY, LET ME BE THE FIRST TO GIVE YOU A WARM FRISCO WELCOME.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] COUNCILMAN LIVINGSTON, YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS, COME ON UP.
FIRST, I WANT TO SAY I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH MAYOR CHENEY, THAT'S THAT'S USUALLY GOOD FOR ME TO START WITH THAT. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
I WANT TO THANK YOUR FAMILIES FOR THE COMMITMENT THEY'VE MADE TO US AS WELL.
I CHOSE TO LIVE HERE SO THAT MY FAMILY IS SAFE AND YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING YOU IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD AS WELL.
AND I WANT TO SAY ONE THING THAT A LOT OF A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IN FRISCO.
YOU READ IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT WE'RE DOING A LOT OF STUFF AND AT TIMES IT MAY SEEM LIKE WE'RE FOCUSED ON A LOT OF OTHER STUFF, BUT I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW, I THINK WE ALL REALIZE THAT OUR BUSINESSES, OUR SCHOOLS, OUR FAMILIES, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING INVOLVED IN FRISCO'S SUCCESS IS CONTINGENT UPON US BEING THE SAFEST CITY IN AMERICA.
AND I KNOW THE CITIZENS APPRECIATE THAT.
SO IF YOU EVER FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT TELLING YOU THAT KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS IN OUR MINDS AND WE ALWAYS WE'RE ALWAYS WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.
AND I'M HONORED TO HAVE YOU GUYS IN FRISCO AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU GUYS INDIVIDUALLY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, I THINK WE SHOULD SWEAR THEM IN, WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? YOU WANT TO COME UP ON STAGE.
ALL RIGHT, IF YOU COULD EACH RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I STATE YOUR NAME, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
OF COLLIN AND DENTON COUNTIES.
THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS COME UP AND PIN EACH ONE, AND I'M GOING TO GIVE EACH OF THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES SO WE CAN ALL GET TO KNOW THEM.
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MY NAME IS NICHOLAS [INAUDIBLE].I'M ACTUALLY, FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
THIS HAS BEEN A LIFELONG DREAM OF MINE, BEEN FOR MY FAMILY, TOO.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL AND BEING ABLE TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF FRISCO. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] HAD TO ADJUST THE MIC SOME. MY NAME IS ALEX [INAUDIBLE]. I'M A 31 YEARS OLD, I WAS RECENTLY EMPLOYED IN THE [INAUDIBLE] POLICE DEPARTMENT WHILE I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE, LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITIES.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I'M A RONNIE BURNSIDE.
I WILL SAY I WAS VERY NERVOUS HAVING HER PIN ME.
[LAUGHTER] GREW UP HERE IN FRISCO, LIVED HERE 12 YEARS.
ON OF THE FIRST STUDENTS AT STAFFORD, HELPED OPEN LONE STAR.
I'M VERY THANKFUL TO BE BACK AND THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
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NAME IS CHANDLER [INAUDIBLE], EXCITED TO BE HERE.I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY WHO CAN COME AND FAMILY WHO IS NOT COMING WATCHING ONLINE.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY WIFE, OBVIOUSLY VERY PREGNANT WIFE.
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANY MINUTE NOW.
BUT, YEAH, EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AT FRISCO.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] MY NAME IS JAROD HUDSON, MY FAMILY AND I ARE FROM LOUISIANA.
I WORKED FOR THE LOUISIANA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ABOUT I'M SORRY, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK CHIEF FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I'M EXCITED TO GET TO WORK.
[APPLAUSE] GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JORDAN [INAUDIBLE].
LIKE SEVERAL OF THESE OTHER OFFICERS, I CAME FROM A DIFFERENT AGENCY WHERE I SPENT FIVE YEARS IN CARROLLTON. AS I TALKED WITH SOME OF THESE OTHER PRIOR GUYS, I THINK WE'VE ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH FRISCO OFFICERS OR AT LEAST KNOW FRISCO OFFICERS.
I WENT TO ACADEMY WITH SEVERAL.
AND SINCE WE GRADUATED, THEY TRIED TO PUSH ME TO COME HERE AND I FINALLY CAVED AND I'M HERE. AND THE LAST MONTH THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
SO THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] TOO SHORT FOR THIS. HELLO, I'M AMANDA SPENCER, BRAND NEW AT THIS, BUT I'M VERY, VERY PROUD TO WORK FOR A CITY THAT HAS GOOD SUPPORT AND VERY LUCKY TO HAVE GOOD PARENTS.
AND A WONDERFUL DAD THAT HAS MADE A CAREER OUT OF THIS AS WELL.
SO I HOPE TO LIVE UP TO HIS LEGACY AND JOIN MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND MAKE EVERYBODY PROUD. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] MY NAME IS COLIN [INAUDIBLE].
I'M TWENTY SEVEN YEARS OLD, I'VE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER WITH DALLAS FOR THREE YEARS, SO EXCITED TO COME OVER HERE AND HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, THANKS TO MY FAMILY AND MY BEAUTIFUL GIRLFRIEND FOR BEING HERE.
I LOVE YOU GUYS. SO THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE]
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TRY NOT TO BREAK THIS.I'M TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD, I WAS A POLICE OFFICER FOR TWO YEARS AT UNT PD UP IN DENTON.
I WAS IN THE ARMY FOR SIX YEARS WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL OUT HERE IN FRISCO.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK MY WIFE, MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS FOR THEIR SUPPORT JUST THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITY OF FRISCO AND SERVING WITH ALL MY OTHER OFFICERS IN THIS AWESOME DEPARTMENT.
CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
[APPLAUSE] SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU AND WELCOME TO THE FAMILIES OF EACH OF THESE NEW OFFICERS. WELCOME AS WELL.
YOU TO ARE NOW PART OF OUR FAMILY, AND WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THE ASSURANCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR LOVED ONE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE GREAT TRAINING, THE TOOLS NEEDED, THE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO DO THEIR JOB, AND THE VERY BEST SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP FROM FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND FRISCO PD.
OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS NOTHING BUT THE BEST FROM OUR DEPARTMENT.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT OUR JOB COMES WITH GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU MUST REMEMBER TO REPRESENT BOTH THE PATCH ON YOUR SLEEVE AND THE NAME ON YOUR CHEST WITH HONOR. OUR ONE VISION STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER AND OUR COMMUNITY LIKE FAMILY AND STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING FOR OUR FUTURE THROUGH OUR OWN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DESIRE FOR CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT.
LASTLY, THE STRESS IS A GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND BUSINESSES OF ALL TYPES.
OUR CITY AND OUR DEPARTMENT ARE BOTH GREAT PLACES TO BE, BUT WE NEVER STAND SATISFIED WITH WHERE WE ARE. RATHER, WE ALWAYS LOOK TO BE BETTER.
EACH OF YOU REPRESENTS OUR PATH TO THAT IMPROVEMENT.
AND ON BEHALF OF FRISCO PD AND THE CITY OF FRISCO, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NINE NEW FRISCO PD OFFICERS.
[APPLAUSE] THIS CONCLUDES OUR SWEARING IN CEREMONY, THANKS, EVERYBODY, FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING US.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.