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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and possibly take action on approving the new badge and patch designs for the City of Maricopa Police Department. Funding for the badge and patches is within the approved FY13-14 budget. Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
The Maricopa Police Department has gone through much change since its full implementation in 2007. This year, the Maricopa Police Department will move to a new building. To many of the police department employees, this signifies a new start. The timing of the revised badge and shoulder patches will add to this significance of a new start. This time, the significance of the badge and patch design will be memorialized.
Officers wear badges as their symbol of authority to be protectors of peace and the public, granted from the law enforcement oath each officer pledges to uphold. Officers wear them over the heart to ever remind them of their pledge. The badge design presented is very symbolic of Law Enforcement in America and its role in our legal system. The shoulder patch worn on the sleeves of officers in Maricopa is more significant to the history of the area and values of the community whom the department members serve.
Each sworn member, when issued their new badge and patches, will be given a written document explaining the significant meaning behind the design. This written document will be printed in a bi-fold brochure for dissemination at public events and attached within the police department website.
This item will be presented by Steve Stahl, Police Chief.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the new badge design and selection from the patches presented for the City of Maricopa Police Department.