Dear
Editor,
I
appreciate this opportunity to humbly ask the voters of Perryville for their
vote on April 8. I am running for the
office of Perryville City Marshal, which is the city’s police chief.
I have been a law enforcement officer my entire
working career. I was a member of the Class of 1977 at Perryville High School.
I enlisted that spring in the United States Air Force as a security specialist,
which is a police officer. After a 4-year enlistment, I was hired as a jailer
at the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Department and worked my way up to jail
administrator.
In 1986, I was blessed to be hired by the city
as a patrolman with the Perryville Police Department, which allowed me to
return home. I worked my way up to sergeant by 1993 and remained in that
supervisory role until being promoted to Code Enforcement Officer in 2009.
You
may wonder, if I’ve been working independently for 4 years, if I’m still
qualified to lead the Perryville Police Department as your city marshal. The
short answer is “Yes.”
I
am a fully commissioned law enforcement officer, and I maintain my commission
just like all other law enforcement officers by attending regular Police
Officers Standard and Training (POST) certified classes. I qualify with my
service weapon like all other officers. In addition, each year I complete many
hours of additional training specific to my duties as the sole officer
responsible for enforcing the city’s municipal codes or laws.
I believe my long history with Perryville
Police Department, and my recent professional distance from it, put me in the
unique position of being able to view the challenges facing the police
department with a completely objective eye. I can bring a fresh perspective to
old problems as well as new possibilities to best serve both the employees of
the department and the citizens of our community.
I hope
you’ll take a few minutes to visit my Website (http://joemartin4chief.blogspot.com/)
and personal
Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/joe.martin.779?ref=ts&fref=ts) to learn about my credentials,
my personal life and my hopes for the future of our city, which I love.
I have
tried to approach my lifelong career as an enforcer of laws in a firm yet
respectful manner. I have always tried to be tough on crime, but compassionate
to the community members I’m sworn to serve. For 28 years, my door has always
been open to the people of Perryville, and that won’t change if I become your
city marshal. Please feel free to call my cell phone at 517-3995 if you have
questions or concerns.
I have
tried to earn your trust over the last three decades, and if elected, I can
assure you that I will put my full focus on keeping Perryville a safe and
peaceable place to raise our families. I would appreciate your vote on April 8.
Sincerely,
Joe
Martin
Candidate
for Perryville City Marshal
No comments:
Post a Comment