PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING CHIEF OF POLICE WILLIAM IMBODEN UPON HIS RETIREMENT FOR OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF DEDICATED AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE HERCULES POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY OF HERCULES WHEREAS, William Imboden started his law enforcement career as a Student Officer with the Santa Rosa Junior College Police Department in 1988, where he worked until 1992 while earning his Associate of Science degree in Administration of Justice. He simultaneously began a 12-year career with the California National Guard where he participated in several statewide and overseas deployments as a Military Police Officer; and WHEREAS, on May 16, 1994, after attending the Police Academy in Santa Rosa, Officer Imboden was hired as a full-time police officer with the Hercules Police Department working various assignments which included: Patrol, SRT, Investigations, School Resource Officer, Traffic Officer, Field Training Officer, Reserve Coordinator, C.E.R.T. and Emergency Operations Coordinator; and WHEREAS, in 1996, Officer Imboden was assigned to Investigations as a Detective and took on a variety of duties including criminal investigations, Youth Services, D.A.R.E., and Explorer Advisor; and WHEREAS, in 1996 Detective Imboden was the Department’s first ever recipient of the prestigious CHP 10851 recovery award, and in 2000, was chosen by his peers, to be Hercules Police Department’s Officer of the Year; and WHEREAS, in 2001, Detective Imboden was assigned to the Traffic Division after writing a grant for a motorcycle and took on a variety of duties including traffic enforcement, collision investigation, grant writing, directed enforcement campaigns, and as the department’s first ever School Resource Officer took the lead in implementing the Every 15 Minutes program at Hercules High School; and WHEREAS, in 2004, Officer Imboden was promoted to the rank of Corporal and took on a variety of duties including Acting Shift Supervisor, Field Training Officer, and oversaw Disaster Preparedness efforts and other functions involving the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the City of Hercules. On November 9, 2006, Corporal Imboden was the Incident Commander for the citywide disaster drill “Operation H.E.A.R.T” which vastly improved the City’s response capabilities to any type of emergency, and enhanced the image of the Hercules Police Department and improved cooperation and productive working relationships among all City departments; and WHEREAS, In 2007, Corporal Imboden took a position as a Sergeant for the Saint Helena Police Department in Napa County, where he rose through the ranks and was ultimately appointed Chief of Police in June 2015; and WHEREAS, on September 17, 2018, Chief Imboden returned to his roots at Hercules to lead the Police Department as Chief of Police where he dedicated himself to assisting the City through difficult times with greatly reduced resources and staff and helped rebuild the ranks of the Department while implementing new programs and advocating for Police and community engagement including establishing a Chief’s Advisory Board; and WHEREAS, In addition to his Associates Degree, Chief Imboden earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Union Institute and University in 2005, and graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA. in 2014; and WHEREAS, Chief Imboden is an active member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the California Police Chiefs Association where he served as a Region Representative and Board Member, the Contra Costa County Police Chief Association, the American Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars; and WHEREAS, Chief Imboden has been very involved with the Hercules Community. He has raised funds for the Senior Center, the Hercules High School, and the Veteran’s Memorial Project; and WHEREAS, Chief Imboden is retiring on October 24, 2022 after a long and successful law enforcement career.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED that I, Dion Bailey, Mayor of the City of Hercules, on behalf of the entire City Council and the Hercules Community, do hereby recognize and express appreciation to Chief William Imboden for over 18 years of outstanding service to the Hercules Police Department and Hercules community, and 29 years in the law enforcement profession, and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in all future endeavors.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and cause the Seal of the City of Hercules to be affixed this October 11, 2022.
Dion Bailey, Mayor