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Council recognizes veteran employees; two officers take oath
Summary
Waite Park council honored city veteran employees from police, public works and fire departments and Police Chief Tony Resnichek swore in two officers during a ceremony that included remarks on integrity and public service.
Waite Park city council opened the meeting with a recognition of employee veterans and a swearing-in ceremony for two newly sworn police officers, officials said.
The Chair introduced the recognition and named veteran employees across departments. The list read into the record included police department veterans — Police Chief Tony Resnichek, Andy Lumpool, Jesse Ael, Abe Selbur, Peter Moore, Nick Coupe, Quay Crawford and Adam Ruland — public works veteran Phil Ratkkey, and fire department veteran Josh Mangan. Those named were asked to stand and were publicly thanked for their service.
Police Chief Tony Resnichek offered remarks describing police service as a calling and emphasizing values such as integrity, accountability, respect and excellence. During the ceremony Chief Resnichek led the oath for two officers (identified in the transcript as Officer Coupe and Officer Thad/Thel) and oversaw a badge-pinning photo opportunity for family members; the chamber applauded after the oath.
The ceremony was followed by regular meeting business.
