The Chief of Police is responsible for the current compliment of eighty-seven sworn police officers, twenty-six civilian personnel, sixty-seven school guards, thirty-five auxiliary officers as well as the operational actions of sixteen dispatchers and twenty-six correction officers.

The Chief must also ensure that the primary responsibilities of all personnel are met through a combination of planning, staff development, crime analysis, training and equipment procurement.

Chief Hoffman is a thirty-four year police veteran. His experience includes work in the Uniform Patrol Division as a patrol officer, motorcycle officer and shift supervisor, Detective Bureau supervisor, a Special Investigations Unit supervisor, SWAT supervisor, Administrative Captain, Uniform Patrol Captain, Executive Officer and Chief of Police.

Chief Hoffman graduated from Cuyahoga Community College with and Associate Degree in Law Enforcement. He is also a 1996 graduate of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy (FBINA) for 2000.

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