III.1. Recognition of Police Chief Johnson’s 40 Under 40 Award; Mornson (Memo)
City Manager
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Mike Mornson, City Manager
Date: November 6, 2017
Subject: Recognition of Police Chief Johnson
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It is my honor to recognize our Police Chief, Brent Johnson, for receiving the IACP 40
Under 40 award. Together we will thank Chief Johnson for maintaining our commitment
to excellence to Inspire, Educate, Involve and Communicate.
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Servin� the �e�ders a f taday,
de�e�o��ng the leaders of ��marr�w.
The annual IACF 40 L nder 4� Award recognizes
4� law eniorcement professionals under the age
of 40 from around the world who demonstrate lead-
ership and exemphfy commitment to their profes-
sion. The dedicated law enfarcement professiana€s
sele�ted for the 20" 7 ACF 4Q l�nder 4� award are
current and u�ranc�-caming leaders. 7hey serve e�er
day as crime analysts, special agenis, troapers, c�iefs, com-
m�ssioners, lieutena�ts, and captains, among other rales, and
they represent all types and sizes o# law enforcement agen-
cies, includmg state, local, federal, and military These extraoF
dinary leaders are driven hy their cammitment ta improve
thei� agen�ies and the persvnnel they work with. Regardless
of rank, thess law er�forcement professianals have dedicated
their �areers ta raising the bar for their ctimmunities ant{ for
thase who serve their communities. These role modeEs irrr
{�ro�e themsel�es by facusing outwardly on advan�ing those
araund t€�em. They make sacrifi�es to ensure tf�at their agen-
cies and their peers are serving at their very best Cespite
ihe numerous awards and ac�olades many of these indivi�iu-
als have already re�eived, all of the 40 Lnder 4� awardees
ha�e emphasized that they are only one part of a team that
is responsible for those accomplishmen#s The 40 Lnder 4d
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award winners knaw that, in order to truly imprn�e
the v+rorld that they live in and ser�e, they ha�e ta
strive to impro�e their departments ar�d those they
work alangside They understand that, especEally in
the law enfor�ement field, collaboration is vital for
improved ser�iCes.
Each winner was chosen for his or her demonstration of
strang values and commitment to the law enforcement field.
The winners hegan a �areer in law enforcement ta prQtect
people, especially those whocannat protect themsel�es. They
emit pasitiviry, genuine �oncern, and compassion, despite the
many traumatic experiences that al! law enfarce�ent person-
nel face. They lead hy example hy prwiding training and men-
torship far others, ser�ing as role models, de�elaping more
ef#ecti�e methodologies for their dapartments, and taking a�
vantage af e�ery appQrtuniry ta build up those around them.
The awardees ha�e capitaEized an their su�cesses to impra�e
their cammunities ihrough community service, philanthrapic
pra�'ams, outreach, and eduption. They ga heyond the�r roles
in the €aw enfor�ement fi�]d to impro�e their �ammunities in
an effart to make the world a better pla�e for their lo�ed ones,
the public, and future generations.
The IACP is proud to recognize th� following
law enforcement prafess�onals tnrough
the 4� Under 4� award.
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Chief of Pokce , Sergeant
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CHIEF 6REI+ITJ01-iN5Dl+1's motto is "Gaing abo�e and
t�eyonri is t�e expe�tatiai, not the exception;' and i�is actions
g'nre truth to his worcis_ He is always gang the extra mile for
the #�eople he serves—he is especialEy passio«ate aE�out sup-
parti�g youtf� and Fostering diversitywithin his community.
He l�as de�eloped several programs to support young peo�le
and help them deve€ap positi�e relatior�ships with law
enforcement. Fnr exarnple. in aperation Recess, officers piay
with ehildren at Eocai elementary schools during Eunch and
recess. f_Tiief Johnson's Cops n Kids fishing program equips
selec[ed ch}Idren with a life jacket, fis�ing poEe, and ta�kie
E�ox ihat they can keep, and they spend a day an a local lake
with an affi�er to leam fishing skills. This papular pragram
�ontiiiues t� re�e�e communiry funding e�eryyear. He alsa
de�eloped tl�e Big Brother& 5ister Pragram, wl�icti partr�ers
officers with a"little" fram a lacal efementaryschool. The
afficers in tfie program spend an hour on duty, on�e a week
playing ar�d connecting witl� tf�eir little.
He also stri�es to celebrate t�e diversity of the communiry.
Hopkins Poli�e flepartment serries approximately 20,OD0
peo�ie who. in total. speak more than 44 diFferent Ean-
guages. Chief lohnson supparts tile Soint Community Police
Partnership. which allows f�is rfepartrnent ta meet with a
rivifian multieuftural advisvey cammittee ta share eoncerns
and learn how to k�est senre this di�erse cammunity. He also
seeks out di�ers� law enforcemenE candidates, pro�idir�g
them with partial funding for education and hEring tl-�em as
off�cers when tl�ey sucressFully mmplete their degrees.
Chief Johnson finds moti�ation in the success and initiati�es
and t}�e opporEunities for him and his offi�ers to have a posi-
ti�e impact qn peo�le's 1i�es.
f�y ���of�vr���ar� �nr�3e; rli���ttly f+�r��}� ri�y «�rr
values r�r�r} tr•u!y war�trr�g to rn�ke a di�er��r�ce in
the commur�ity we serve. �very dQy I wark toward
mak+ng improvements tar �he hetterment o f the
nrganization nnr! the cvmmt�nity.
SERGEANT1EFfREYAJ�M�VS�N's dr�e and capat�ility tv
forrn strong refativnships with his emplvyees ailqws him ta
manage his respansibilities with exceptional competenr.y. His
supervision s�alls in his current rokes—the Bike Patrd program
000rdinat�r for the Roanvke C�unry Fvlir.e De��artment anci a
team leader af the Bicy�le Response Team—and his demor�-
strated ability ta bafanoe positi�ity and accountahikity inspired
his peers to se�ect him for the ciepartment's Leaciership Award
in 2013 and 2Q15.
SergeantJohnson is also the primary administratflroF the
department's social media accounts. F!e has used this pnsition
to launch a variety oF social media campaigns. such as the
#5eatbelt selFie on Twitter for CJi�k it orTidcet M�nth. He
also i�osted "?weet-alongs' arzd initiated CoFfee witt� a Cop iri
his agency to engage community members. These programs
demor�strdte SergeantJohnson's cammitrnent to huilding and
strengfheriing pasitive [ammunity-j�alice relativns. a gval
partially moti�ated hy his own positi�+e interactions with law
enforcement as a youth.
in addition to iiis vthera«omplishments. fvllowing f�is as-
signment to the CriminaE In�estigadons [3i�ision, 5ergeant
Johnson de�eloped and implernented a new dorr�estic �io-
lerice program. He createci a Domestic Volence Coordinator
4�osition, estat�is}ied a pu}�€i� educativn prograrn regard-
ing domestic yolence, warked with the Commonwealth
Attotne�Js Office tb enharice prosecution of repeat bffenders,
derreloped a reporting plan to help identify higti-risk �ictims,
and implemeizted a creat�ve lethality assessinent tool to heip
high•risk�ictims connect to a Iocal domesti� �idence ser�ice
provider. Tt�rou�out e�ery assignment. 5ergeant Jofinson
fias consistentiy dis�iayed initiati�e and dedication in l�is mis-
sion to keep his carnmuniry safe and irrvohred.
Tl�e irfeti €f�c�i y���� cc��� f�e ��rt ir� tl�e car��t���tr�ity
working ot� problems and da something tar�gi�ie
for the community that yau rrve in is rnvrgorvtrng.
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