City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: February 3, 2026
From: Robert Sousa, Chief of Police
Department: Police
Submitted by: Nicholas Perez, Captain
Subject
Swearing-In Ceremony for Police Department Sworn Personnel Recommendation
Administer the Oath of Office to Police Officers Carissa Ibarra and Alexander Espinoza Background
The City Council typically hosts a public Swearing-In Ceremony when new Police Officers are hired. During the past several months, there have been several Police Officer positions vacated in the Police Department (PD). The PD has filled these vacancies as leaving these positions vacant would negatively impact the necessary patrol deployment, and would increase overtime costs to cover staff shortages.
To fill the vacancies, PD, with assistance from the Human Resources Department, conducted the necessary recruitment processes. Based on a review of the qualifications of each eligible candidate, and the completion of extensive background investigations, Carissa Ibarra and Alexander Espinoza were selected as the best qualified candidates to fill the vacant Police Offier positions.
The recently hired personnel have been invited to attend the February 3rd Council Meeting with their families for a public swearing-in and badge pinning ceremony.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Attachments
None.