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Caldwell swears in new city clerk and honors police and fire promotions at Sept. 3 workshop
Summary
At a Sept. 3 Caldwell City Council workshop, the city held a joint ceremony recognizing multiple promotions and new hires in the Caldwell Police and Fire departments and formally swore in Christina Buchanan as city clerk.
Caldwell — At a city workshop just after 5 p.m. on Sept. 3, the Caldwell City Council hosted a pinning and swearing-in ceremony for new and promoted members of the Caldwell Police Department and Caldwell Fire Department and formally administered the oath of office to Christina Buchanan as city clerk.
The event opened with remarks from Mayor Wagner, who said the quarterly ceremony is a chance to celebrate promotions, swearing-ins and new hires. “We do these quarterly, and it’s a lot of fun because then we get to get a lot of officers, firefighters together and to celebrate their accomplishments,” the mayor said.
Captain Rosen of the Caldwell Police Department called the ceremony “one of the proudest days” for the agency as the department recognized promotions and new employees. The police department promoted Brett Howell to sergeant and Andrew Thomas to corporal, and swore in several new officers and lateral hires, including Jaden Worley (a seven-year lateral from the Los Angeles Police Department), Tyler Perkins (a 12-year lateral from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office), and entry-level officer Raymond Stoggin. The department also introduced professional staff hires: community service officers Anthony Strassel and Zachary Townsend and records staff member Julie Tillmont.
Chief Daniels of the Caldwell Fire Department introduced promotions within the fire service, including engineers Tara Fisher, Justin Abel and Ryan Sterling. Daniels noted the department’s growth and ability to serve an estimated nearly 80,000 people in its service area and thanked council members for the support that enabled new positions and promotions.
During the ceremony the council also administered the oath of office to Christina Buchanan, who had been serving as deputy clerk following the retirement of longtime city clerk Debbie Geyer. The oath included the pledge to support the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Idaho and to uphold the laws and ordinances of the City of Caldwell. “I, Christina Buchanan, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the State of Idaho and the laws and ordinances of the City of Caldwell,” Buchanan recited while raising her right hand.
Officials and department leaders used the ceremony to highlight recent department work and community support. Captain Rosen told the audience the community “helps us do a good job,” and Chief Daniels recounted recent firefighting and follow-up support for a family who lost their home in a structure fire on Plateau Drive as an example of department service. Police leaders also described early success by the revived community service officer program, including a record of follow-up work that led to identifying a suspect in a reported backpack theft.
The workshop was primarily ceremonial and concluded before the 6 p.m. regular council meeting. Mayor Wagner invited attendees — including many family members and friends who attended to pin badges and participate in the ceremony — to remain for a short reception. No votes or council actions were taken during the workshop portion of the meeting.
The city scheduled the next similar ceremony for December.
