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Gaithersburg proclaims March 6 as Police Chief Mark Sroka Day as city honors his nearly 16 years of service

Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Mayor Judd Ashman and the Gaithersburg City Council issued a proclamation and offered tributes to Police Chief Mark Sroka, who will retire March 6 after nearly 16 years leading the department; councilmembers highlighted departmental growth, accreditation and succession planning.

Mayor Judd Ashman read a formal proclamation declaring March 6, 2026, "police chief Mark Sroka Day" in recognition of Sroka’s nearly 16 years of service to Gaithersburg and almost 40 years in law enforcement. The proclamation recited Sroka’s bachelor’s degree in criminology, a master’s in criminal justice, 24 years with the…

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