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March 8, 2001 <br /> <br /> A work session meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was <br />held to review the Police Department on March 8, 2001, in the Administrative <br />Conference Room of the Municipal Building, beginning at 10:10 A. M., with Mayor Mark <br />Crabtree presiding. Council Members present included: Mark A. Crabtree, Mayor; M. <br />Gene Teague, Vice Mayor; and Council Members Bruce H, T. Dallas, J. Ronald Ferrill, <br />and Terry L. Roop. <br /> <br /> Michael Rogers, Chief of Police, stated, "I've never been more proud than now of <br />the Police Department. We have a strenuous application process, including a written <br />reading test, physical agility test, psychological analysis, and polygraph. We also look <br />at communications, people skills, and good personality." Chief Rogers distributed <br />handouts and reviewed the mission statement, statistical and organizational charts, <br />personnel, department/division programs, specialized teams, supplemental duty <br />assignments, community awareness programs, and fiscal programs. <br /> <br /> Council Member Roop stated, "lt's important to realize that we have to remain <br /> competitive. A lot goes into training and orientation. Everything in this department is so <br /> interrelated that considering eliminating a single program would actually effect a much <br /> larger one." <br /> <br /> There being no further business to come before Council during their program <br /> review meeting, upon motion by Council Member Roop, duly seconded, by unanimous <br /> vote, Mayor Crabtree declared the work session meeting adjourned at 1:01 P. M. <br /> <br />Clerk of Council <br /> <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />