* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [SWEARING-IN CEREMONY - CHIEF OF POLICE - TROY FINNER] [00:00:08] WELL, GOOD EVENING, MISSOURI CITY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S A GREAT DAY. OH, COME ON Y'ALL. Y'ALL COULD DO BETTER THAN THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL, MY NAME IS LYNN KLAUSER. I HAVE THE HONOR AND THE PLEASURE OF SERVING AS MISSOURI CITY'S MAYOR PRO TEM, AND I WILL BE OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I PAID HER TO SAY THAT. AND DO THAT. I WILL BE SERVING AS YOUR MC FOR THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION. THIS IS A GREAT DAY IN THE SHOW ME CITY, AND I AM HONORED TO WELCOME EACH OF YOU TO THIS SPECIAL OCCASION AS WE GATHER TO SWEAR IN OUR NEW CHIEF OF POLICE, TROY FENNER. YEAH. SEE THEY BROUGHT THE ENERGY FOR YOUR NAME, NOT MINE. . THIS ROOM SAYS IT ALL. LOOK AROUND. THIS IS STANDING ROOM ONLY. THERE ARE PEOPLE OUTSIDE. THERE WAS A LINE TO GET IN HERE. AND WHEN WE SEE THIS LEVEL OF TURNOUT FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS, REGIONAL PARTNERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS, RESIDENTS, FRIENDS AND MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA, IT REFLECTS THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW TRULY SPECIAL TODAY IS AS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SHAPING THE FUTURE IN PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR GREAT CITY. BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. I WANNA RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE THAT I DO THE WORK WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY IN MISSOURI CITY, WHO ARE ELECTED AND WHO I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING ALONGSIDE. IF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL WILL PLEASE STAND UP AND RECOGNIZE Y'ALL, LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE HOUSE. FORT BEN. I SAW HOUSTON, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, SHABAZZ. THERE SHE IS. SO IF YOU ARE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND UP SO THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU? YES. SHERIFF FAGAN, CONSTABLE SMITH AND CARMEN TURNER. YES. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. ALSO, CHIEF FINN, YOU BROUGHT OUT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES STRONG. IF YOU ARE WITH ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, AND I SEE MOST OF YOU ALL ARE STANDING UP AND STANDING ON GUARD, BUT IF YOU ARE WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, UH, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND WHETHER YOU ARE RETIRED, WHETHER YOU ARE CURRENT? YES. LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. IF YOU ARE A FAMILY MEMBER OF CHIEF FINN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? NICE. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SUPPORT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT I AM GOING TO PASS ALONG TO YOU FROM THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROGRAM. TONIGHT IS NOT JUST CEREMONIAL, IT'S MEANINGFUL, IT'S FORWARD LOOKING, AND IT COMES AT A GREAT TIME AS WE ARE PLANNING FOR TODAY, THE FUTURE OF OUR GREAT CITY. STRONG CITIES ARE BUILT ON TRUST AND STRONG POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE BUILT ON LEADERSHIP. ALTHOUGH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY VERY STRONG TONIGHT, WE TAKE A VERY IMPORTANT STEP TO STRENGTHEN IT EVEN MORE. OUR CITY COUNCIL CHALLENGE OUR CITY MANAGER TO MOVE MISSOURI, MISSOURI CITY, FORWARD PROACTIVELY AND WITH PROGRESS AND INTENTION. TONIGHT IS ONE OF THE MANY EXAMPLES SHE HAS SHOWN US AS THE CEO OF OUR CITY, THAT SHE'S DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE ASKED HER TO DO. SO WE THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MY FRIEND, THE HONORABLE RODERICK GARNER, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IN FORT BEND COUNTY PRECINCT TWO PLACE ONE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALRIGHT, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLY OF THE UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS NATION UNDER WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE GARNER. NOW IF YOU'LL STAY STANDING , WE'RE GONNA GET OUR EXERCISE TONIGHT. IF YOU WOULD DO ME THE HONOR OF WELCOMING FORT BEND COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT'S CHAPLAIN, [00:05:01] CHAPLAIN BARRY TO DELIVER OUR INVOCATION, CHAPLAIN CURTIS HAS BEEN A LONG SOURCE OF STRENGTH, GUIDANCE, AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO SERVE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE ON THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. IT IS AN, A GREAT HONOR TO DO THIS INVOCATION, A GREAT HONOR. 'CAUSE THIS IS A LONG TIME FRIEND OF MINE, AND HE IS A MAN OF CHARACTER AND A MAN OF GOD. AND YOU GET MISSOURI CITY, YOU ARE GETTING A GOOD ONE RIGHT HERE. LET US PRAY. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, IN THE NAME OF CHRIST JESUS, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS NEW DAY THAT YOU'VE ALLOWED US TO LIVE, TO BREATHE, AND TO SERVE YOU ON THIS EARTH THERE DEARLY. FATHER, I PRAY BLESSINGS UPON THIS EVENT. WE WELCOME YOUR HOLY SPIRIT IN HERE TODAY, FATHER, THAT YOU JUST ENVELOPED THIS WHOLE PLACE. FATHER, BLESS EVERYBODY AS THEY COME IN AND BLESS EVERYBODY AS THEY GO OUT. I PRAY, DEAR GOD, RIGHT NOW, FOR YOUR WISDOM AND STRENGTH AND COMFORT FOR CHIEF TROY FINNER AS HE COMES IN TO LEAD THIS GREAT DEPARTMENT. I PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOU WOULD JUST BE WITH HIM. THAT YOU WOULD JUST GIVE HIM THE GUIDANCE AND COMFORT AND STRENGTH THAT HE NEEDS TO DO THIS MAGNIFICENT JOB. I PRAY BLESSINGS ON HIS DEPARTMENT. I PRAY BLESSINGS ON THIS CITY. I PRAY, DEAR GOD, THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER US ALL. KEEP US SAFE. KEEP ALL OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT SAFE. WATCH OVER HIM AND GUIDE HIM EACH AND EVERY DAY, AND LET THIS BE A JOYOUS, JOYOUS OCCASION TODAY. AND LET THAT JOY JUST RING FORTH NOW AND FOREVER. IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAPLAIN CURTIS. NOW EVERY, OH, YOU MAY BE SEATED NOW, . NOW EVERY SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATION NEEDS STRONG LEADERSHIP BEHIND THE SCENES. SOMEONE WHO ENSURES THAT THE RIGHT PROCESSES ARE FOLLOWED, THE RIGHT STANDARDS ARE UPHELD, AND THE RIGHT DECISIONS ARE MADE. THAT LEADERSHIP IS FOUND IN OUR CEO CITY MANAGER, ANGEL L JONES APPOINTED WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY OUR CITY COUNCIL. THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, CITY MANAGER LED A DELIBERATE THOROUGH AND EFFICIENT PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT MISSOURI CITY SELECTED THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL FOR THIS CRITICAL ROLE. HER FOCUS ON EXCELLENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY CONTINUES TO MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OUR CITY MANAGER TO THE STAGE. ANGEL JONES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INTRODUCTION AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY YOU FOR IT . SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AGAIN, STANDING ROOM ONLY. WOW. I'M GONNA USE THIS FOR MY BONUS, UH, WHEN I SAY, YOU KNOW HOW I'M DOING HERE. BUT ANY RATE, LET'S LET ME BE SERIOUS. TONIGHT MARKS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WE WELCOME POLICE CHIEF CENTER TO OUR MISSOURI CITY TEAM. THIS PROCESS FOLLOWS A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL RECRUITMENT PROCESS WITH OVER 50 QUALIFIED APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR THE POSITION FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MIND YOU, THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE WERE INTENTIONAL IN IDENTIFYING A LEADER WITH THE EXPERIENCE, JUDGMENT, AND VISION NECESSARY TO MOVE THE DEPARTMENT FORWARD. NOW, AS WE MOVE, OUR EXPECTATIONS REMAIN CLEAR. WE ARE FOCUSED ON ENHANCING PUBLIC TRUST AND SAFETY. AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS ACCOUNTABILITY. ENSURING THAT OUR ORGANIZATION OPERATES WITH INTEGRITY, HOLDS ITSELF TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS AND REMAINS RESPONSIVE TO OUR RESIDENTS. WITH THAT, I WELCOME CHIEF FINN TO THE TEAM. YOU CAN SIT, WE GOT . YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND UP. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. [00:10:12] IF YOU KNOW ANGEL, YOU KNOW, SHE IS A WOMAN OF FEW WORDS. AND TRYING TO GET THAT OUT OF HER IS A STRETCH, BUT SHE MEANS BUSINESS WHEN SHE LEADS AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. ALL RIGHT. UM, I WANNA BRING SOMEBODY UP THAT IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME. I WANT YOU TO JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MAYOR PRO TEM MARTHA CASTEX TATUM OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON. SHE IS A RESPECTED COUNCIL MEMBER WHO HAS WORKED AT THE INTERSECTION OF COMMUNITY POLICY AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND ONE OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN OUR COUNTRY. HER HOUSTON DISTRICT DISTRICT A TOUCHES OUR DISTRICT, DISTRICT A WHERE COUNCIL MEMBER ROB MONICA RILEY IS. AND TOGETHER WE COLLABORATE TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT. SHE IS OFTEN SEEN THE COMPLEXITY OF POLICING AT A MUCH LARGER SCALE THAN MISSOURI CITY. AND SHE HAS WORKED ALONG CHIEF FINNER AND CAN ATTEST TO HIS LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITY POLICING. I ASKED MAYOR PRO TEM CASTEX TATUM TO JOIN US TONIGHT AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WATCHED CHIEF FINNER GROW IN PERSONAL AND A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY. WHEN SHE FOUND OUT THE NEWS, SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO CALL ME TO CONGRATULATE US BECAUSE MISSOURI CITY, WE WON. PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING A WARM MISSOURI CITY. WELCOME TO HOUSTON'S MAYOR PRO TEM MARTHA CASTEX TATUM, CHIEF FINNER TO THE MAYOR AND MY DEAR FRIEND, THE MAYOR PROTI, UH, AND ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FRIENDS AND RESIDENTS OF MISSOURI CITY. GOOD EVENING. IT IS TRULY MY HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT, UH, FOR THIS REALLY IMPORTANT MOMENT. AS CHIEF TROY FINNER IS SWORN IN AS THE NEW POLICE CHIEF OF MISSOURI CITY, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SEEING CHIEF FINN'S LEADERSHIP UP CLOSE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS ALWAYS STOOD OUT, UH, TO ME AND IT REALLY STOOD OUT THE MOST IS CHIEF FINN UNDERSTANDS POLICING IS NOT JUST ABOUT ENFORCEMENT, IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIP, IT'S ABOUT TRUST, IT'S ABOUT PRESENCE, AND IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE. CHIEF FINNER HAS LONG BELIEVED THAT COMMUNITY POLICING IS NOT JUST A SLOGAN, BUT AS A REAL COMMITMENT. HE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE STRONGEST PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGIES ARE BUILT WHEN RESIDENTS KNOW THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHEN THEY KNOW THEIR OFFICERS, WHEN THOSE OFFICERS ARE VISIBLE, WHEN THEY ARE ENGAGED, AND WHEN PEOPLE FEEL HEARD, RESPECTED, AND PROTECTED. CHIEF FINNER BRINGS OVER 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, WISDOM, AND A STEADY HAND. IF WE HAD ENOUGH TIME, I WOULD TELL YOU ABOUT ALL OF THE INCIDENTS THAT WE HAVE WORKED ON TOGETHER. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A COUPLE OF OF THOSE INCIDENTS WITH, UH, THE MAYOR EARLIER TODAY. AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE'LL GET TO TALK ABOUT THOSE. BUT I REALLY WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MISSOURI CITY IS GAINING A CHIEF WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT A BADGE CARRIES A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY, BUT LEADERSHIP CARRIES AN EVEN GREATER ONE. THE RESPONSIBILITY TO SET THE TONE, HE DOES THAT TO BUILD CULTURE. HE DOES THAT TO INSPIRE OFFICERS. HE DOES THAT TOO, TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY. HE DOES THAT VERY WELL AND TO NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT PUBLIC TRUST IS EARNED EVERY SINGLE DAY. TONIGHT IS A CELEBRATION OF A NEW CHAPTER, BUT IT ALSO IS A DECLARATION OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP MEETS A CITY THAT IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER TO THE RESIDENTS OF MISSOURI CITY, I KNOW YOU ARE WELCOMING A CHIEF WHO WILL WORK HARD, LEAD WELL, AND STAY CONNECTED TO THE PEOPLE THAT HE SERVES. AND TO CHIEF FINNER, CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR TRACK RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IS THE IMPACT YOU HAVE MADE ON THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED WITH YOU IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT YOU HAVE SERVED. MISSOURI CITY IS BETTER TONIGHT BECAUSE YOU SAID YES TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. I [00:15:01] WISH YOU GREAT SUCCESS, STEADY VISION, AND A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS COMMUNITY AS YOU BEGIN YOUR NEW ROLE. CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEF TROY FINNER AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI CITY. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM MARTHA CASTEX TATUM. WELL, IT IS MY HONOR TO GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE BACKGROUND INTO TROY FINNER, WHO IS NOT ONLY A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL, BUT ALSO DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE VERY FABRIC OF EVERY COMMUNITY THAT HE TOUCHES. TROY FINNER CALLS HIMSELF A COMMUNITY GUY, AND I SAY THAT IN QUOTES BECAUSE THOSE ARE HIS WORDS. HE'S A COMMUNITY GUY WITH 30 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE SERVED IN VARIOUS LEADERSHIP ROLE, LEADERSHIP ROLES, AS IN HIS LAST ROLE AT AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON. HE'S KNOWN FOR HIS KEEN SENSE OF COMMUNITY POLICING AND HIS TRANSPARENCY IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE. YOU CAN FIND TROY FINNER ON THE SIDELINES IN HIS PAST COACHING LITTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL, INVESTING IN THE YOUTH IN HIS COMMUNITY, AND ALWAYS SHOWING UP WHERE IT MATTERS MOST. HE'S A MADISON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. THAT'S DISTRICT K? YES. AND A ANYBODY FROM MADISON HIGH SCHOOL? OKAY. . MARLON MADISON MARLON'S IN THE HOUSE. HE IS A FORMER MISSOURI CITY RESIDENT. HOPEFULLY YOU'LL COME ON BACK HOME. AND HIS TIES HERE AREN'T SURFACE SURFACE LEVEL. THEY ARE DEEP ROOTED AND ENDURING EVERYBODY. HIS WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. WHEN YOU HEAR HIS NAME, IT CARRIES SOME HEAVY WEIGHT, SOME RESPECT, A TRACK RECORD OF GETTING THINGS DONE. HE'S A CONNECTOR WITH PEOPLE. HE'S HUMBLE AND HE IS UNCOMMON AMONG HIGHLY ESTEEMED PUBLIC SERVANTS. YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW HE'S IN THE ROOM. THAT'S HOW HUMBLE HE IS. HE IS A GRADUATE OF THE NATION'S TOP TIER EXECUTIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS, NEI, WITH THE F-B-I-S-M-I-P, SENIOR MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE FOR POLICE AND PELI CREDENTIALS THAT PLACE HIM AMONG THE CREAM OF THE CROP IN THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RANKS. I NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND THIS. MOST MAJOR CITIES, WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A POLICE CHIEF, THEY LOOK FOR SOMEONE WHO IS COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE CERTIFICATIONS. WELL, OUR CHIEF CHIEF TROY FINNER, HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ALL THREE, THAT'S WHAT I CALL CREAM OF THE CROP, AND THAT'S WHAT I CALL EXCELLENCE. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE CHIEF LAST WEEK, HE SAID, LYNN, I'M NOT A COMPLICATED GUY. I BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS BUILT ON TRUST, AND TRUST IS BUILT ON RELATIONSHIPS. HE BELIEVES THAT ONE SHOULD LEAD BY BEING VISIBLE BY LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE, BY BEING TRANSPARENT AND SETTING THE TONE EVERY DAY. HE IS A VISUAL PRESENT LEADER WHO PRIORITI PRIORITIZES COLLABORATION AND UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE OF MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. WHETHER THAT MEANS BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS AGENCIES OR FINDING NON-TRADITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH HIS COMMUNITY. HE SHOWS UP WITH INTENTION AND AUTHENTICITY. HE VALUES RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT THE REAL TRUST IS BUILT BEYOND THE BADGE THAT HE WEARS. FOR HIM, THAT LOOKS LIKE BREAKING BREAD WITH THE PEOPLE THAT HE SERVES FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, LEARNING FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, HEARING DIFFERENT VOICES AND OPINIONS, AND FINDING OUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WHAT THEIR ISSUES ARE SO THAT HE CAN HEAR THEM FIRSTHAND TO SOLVE THEM. HERE'S MY GIFT TO YOU, CHIEF FINNER. WE ARE GIVING YOU A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE. YOU CAME FROM 2.4 MILLION , SO THAT'S EASY WORK FOR YOU, RIGHT, . SO HERE ARE SOME FUN FACTS. CHIEF FINNER IS A FOODIE COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. YOU'LL APPRECIATE THAT HE ENJOYS FOOD FROM VARIOUS CULTURES. AND WHEN I ASKED HIM WHAT HE DOES IN HIS FAIR TIME, HE SAID, PUT ME NEAR SOME WATER, GALVESTON, THE BEACH. GIVE ME A BEACH AND SOME WATER TO RELAX THROUGH EVERYTHING, CHIEF FINNER REMAINS ROOTED IN HIS FAITH, HIS FAMILY, HIS PURPOSE, AND IS OFTEN REMINDED THAT GOD HAS PREPARED AND BLESSED HIM TO SERVE FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS. AND NOW THE MOMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR, [00:20:01] I WILL NOW BRING UP OUR ESTEEMED MAYOR OF MISSOURI CITY, MAYOR ROBIN J ALLCAT, SOMEONE WHO HAS TRULY MOVED MISSOURI CITY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR THE PAST FIVE AND A HALF YEARS. HE WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO CHIEF NER. I ALSO WANT TO BRING UP WHO WILL BE PINNING HER FATHER, HIS DAUGHTER JADA, AND HIS PRECIOUS GRANDSON MARS. SO IF YOU ALL WILL COME UP TO THE STAGE THAT STAY RIGHT THERE. OKAY. , LET'S STAY IN THE MIDDLE. IN THE MIDDLE. YEAH, JUST STAY. ALRIGHT, STAY RIGHT THERE. ALRIGHT. CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? YES. I GUESS THIS IS ON. ALL RIGHT, CHIEF, WE'RE GONNA MAKE YOU OFFICIAL. ALRIGHT. YOU READY? ARE YOU ALL READY? ALL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I AYE. STATE YOUR NAME. TROY FIN. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF, OF THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE, CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, OR THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. RIGHT? THAT RIGHT. IF YOU CAN STAY THAT WAY THIS WAY. YEAH. GET A PICTURE UP THAT MARS TOUCH ALL. I DIDN'T DO IT. HE DID IT. ALRIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. SORRY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. GIVE THAT TO YOU, BUT I'M OKAY. GOOD. HE'S GONNA MAKE NO, HE'S GONNA, HE'S GONNA GO AND MAKE THE IT'S MY TIME. IT'S YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT, . I KNOW. I'M, THANK YOU. I WANT TO FIRST OFF, AND, UH, THANK GOD, THANK GOD, AND, UH, FOR THIS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT AND SUPPORT. SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA LET OTHER PEOPLE TELL YOUR STORY. MM-HMM . WHEN YOUR INTEGRITY IS INTACT, IT'S INTACT. LET OTHER PEOPLE SPEAK FOR YOU. AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING. I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR SO MUCH SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS, BEING AWAY FROM YOU, WORKING SO MUCH FOR SO MANY YEARS. I THANK GOD FOR THE TIME OFF BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO POUR IN LOVE AND TIME TO MY FAMILY. SO THANK YOU, UM, TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CERTAINLY THE MAYOR, ALLCAT AND THE BOSS, MY BOSS, AND MY OTHER BOSS, CITY MANAGER JONES, AND TO ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. IT MEANS SO MUCH. AND FOR MY FORMER COLLEAGUES, THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE. IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL FOR Y'ALL TO SHOW UP. YEAH. TO THE GREAT CITIZENS. YOU LOOK AT MISSOURI CITY, THIS IS A CITY WITH LONG HISTORY OF SUPPORTING THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SEVERAL OFFICERS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. I DON'T EVER WANT TO TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. AND I WANT TO THANK THEM AND THE POLICE OFFICERS, AND I KNOW Y'ALL SAYING RIGHT NOW, WHERE'S THIS UNIFORM? OKAY. I'M A COP. [00:25:01] THE ONES WHO KNOW ME, I'M A STRAIGHT UP COP. I'M A PATROL GUY, OKAY? BUT I'VE BEEN AWAY FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. SO I GOTTA TAKE A FEW MORE CLASSES WITH TCO, OKAY? . BUT I AM CERTIFIED TONIGHT. OKAY? I'M STILL IN CHARGE. SO I DO SERIOUSLY WANT TO SAY THIS. THERE ARE, IT'S ONE FAMILY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SOMETIMES WE FORGET IT. YES. I WANT TO APPRECIATE AND TELL, I'M SO GRATEFUL TO EVERYTHING, OUR CLASSIFIED UNIFORM, UH, GUYS, AND, AND, AND, AND, AND LADIES DO. I I THANK YOU. BUT A LOT OF TIMES WE MISS OUT ON OUR SUPPORT STAFF, THOSE CIVILIAN INDIVIDUALS, THAT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT THEM. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU EQUALLY FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY, BECAUSE Y'ALL KNOW HOW I AM. PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME, I DON'T WRITE MUCH DOWN. I GO WITH THE ROOM, I GO WITH THE SPIRIT. AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ROOTS. I WANNA SHARE ROOTS WITH Y'ALL. IT'S LIKE IN HOUSTON, I'M OAK TREE AND I DON'T BRAG ON MYSELF, BUT IT'S A OAK TREE. IF YOU GOT A OAK TREE IN YOUR YARD OR SOMEWHERE, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT STRETCHES ALL AND DON'T STOP. SOMETIMES IT DAMAGES SOME THINGS, BUT IT KEEPS MOVING. BUT IT'S DEEPLY ROOTED. AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHERE MY ROOTS STARTED IN MISSOURI CITY, SOME 25 YEARS AGO, 25 YEARS AGO, COACHING RIGHT OUT HERE ON THIS FIELD, USED TO BE A FIELD DEVELOPMENT IS GONE NOW. MISSOURI CITY HURRICANES WHERE WE COACHED THREE TIMES A WEEK ON SATURDAYS AND KIDS. AND I WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT AND WHY MY LENS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND WHY MY LEADERSHIP STYLE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. CHASE WALKER, TERRENCE FINNER JR. DARIUS HUBBARD, TWO OF MY GRAND, TWO OF MY NEPHEWS DECEASED VIOLENCE, DEATH BY VIOLENCE. DERRICK DARRIS HUBBARD, ANOTHER KID. THAT'S WHY. AND WE, THEY HAD THE SUPPORT. BUT YOU THINK ABOUT THE KIDS AND THE YOUTH PROGRAMS, THAT'S NOT THERE. YOU THINK ABOUT THE STRUGGLES. SO IN MY ADMINISTRATION, AND I NEED HELP FROM EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, AND ESPECIALLY ELECTED, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE FINANCES, MAKE SURE WE DON'T FORGET ABOUT THOSE YOUTH. BECAUSE AT A TIME LIKE THIS, WHEN THINGS ARE TIGHT, YOU LOOK AT TIMES WHERE YOU GOTTA CUT BACK. DON'T CUT BACK ON A YOUTH. THEY NEED US. THEY NEED US OF COURTS. I'M NOT A STRANGER TO THIS COMMUNITY. I'M NOT A STRANGER IN HOUSTON. I'M NOT A STRANGER IN THIS ENTIRE REGION. OF COURSE, ONE OF MY NUMBER ONE GOALS AND PRIORITIES IS FIGHTING VIOLENT CRIME. IT IS. BUT YOU DO IT IN A WAY BEST PRACTICES AROUND THE NATION. NOT ONLY IN THIS REGION. THAT'S WHY I WENT TO SCHOOL. THAT'S WHY I PREPARED MYSELF BEST PRACTICES USING TECHNOLOGY AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER, BUILDING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALL OF THE SURROUNDING AGENCIES. AND I UNDERSTAND, AND I'M NOT HERE TO TALK NEGATIVE ABOUT ANYTHING. WE ALL KNOW THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, WITH OTHER AGENCIES. BUT INSTEAD OF THROWING STONES, GET IN THE ROOM WITH 'EM AND TALK AND SIT DOWN AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT'S BEST FOR MISSOURI CITY. BECAUSE AS CHIEF, I STAY OUT OF POLITICS. I HAVE A LANE INTEGRITY, AND I'LL NEVER SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT I WILL SUPPORT YOU ON ANYTHING IF IT'S GOOD. BUT I WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU. BUT I'M GONNA LET YOU DO YOUR JOB. THAT'S CALLED LANE INTEGRITY. I'M NOT A POLITICIAN. I'M THE CHIEF. I HANDLE CRIME. I BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. WE SERVE PEOPLE. SO I'M ASKING, WE DON'T PULL ONE ANOTHER IN THAT. LET ME DO THE POLICING. Y'ALL DO. WE GOT SOME SMART PEOPLE. I DID MY RESEARCH AND I'M SO GLAD. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. PEOPLE ASK, WHY MISSOURI CITY? WHY YOU DIDN'T GO TO ANOTHER MAJOR CITY? AND ORDER MY STEPS, GOD, ORDER MY STEPS AND I'M HERE. I'M HERE BECAUSE HE PUT ME HERE. AND IT'S THE RIGHT TAKE TIME AT THE RIGHT PLACE WITH BEAUTIFUL, INTELLIGENT, GREAT PEOPLE. AND LIKE I TOLD THOSE OFFICERS, I AM SO PROUD OF BEING THE CHIEF. I DON'T CARE IF WE HAD 50 HOUR OFFICERS. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE SIZE OF AN [00:30:01] AGENCY. IT'S YOUR HEART AND WHERE YOU WANT TO LEAD PEOPLE AND WHERE ARE WE GONNA GO AS A TEAM? THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. ALSO, WELLNESS OFFICER WELLNESS, BUT ALSO COMMUNITY WELLNESS. WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? TROY? TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS. IF AN OFFICER OR A CIVILIAN STAFF IS HURTING EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, AND WE DON'T TEND TO THAT PERSON, WE ARE LOSING, THEY CANNOT SERVE APPROPRIATELY. THEY GONNA GET OUT THERE AND MAKE MISTAKES. SO MAKE SURE WE LOVING AND GETTING OUR PEOPLE THE HELP THAT THEY NEED. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE WITH THE COMMUNITY? I TELL YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IF WE GOT CITIZENS OUT THERE AND THEY'RE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND DEPENDENCY AND THEY NEED A HAND UP, YOU GIVE 'EM THE HAND UP. YOU DON'T JUST THROW 'EM IN JAIL. IT'S A FEW PEOPLE THAT NEED TO GO TO JAIL. AND WHEN WE CONCENTRATE ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS, A FEW OF THEM AND GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT'S COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIME AFTER VIOLENT CRIME, AFTER VIOLENT CRIME, PUT 'EM IN JAIL. AND I GLADLY WILL SIGN OFF ON THE PLAN TO PUT 'EM IN JAIL. BUT THAT'S NOT EVERYBODY. THAT'S NOT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE. AND IT COMES BACK TO HUMAN NATURE. AND WHAT I'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS AND HOW I'VE LEARNED TO LIVE MY LIFE, YOUR PERCEPTION MEANS EVERYTHING TO YOU BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR REALITY. YOUR PAST EXPERIENCES MEAN EVERYTHING TO YOU BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR PAST EXPERIENCES. AND IF I DON'T GIVE RESPECT AND SOME ATTENTION TO THAT, HOW AM I GONNA SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM? HOW ARE WE GONNA WORK TOGETHER? SO RESPECT AND HONOR THOSE PERCEPTIONS, THEY ARE IMPORTANT. ACCOUNTABILITY. AND WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. BOSS, TRANSPARENCY, TRUST. OH, THAT'S GOOD. YOU GOTTA DO IT. IT HAS TO BE THERE. HOW DO YOU DO IT WITH THE COMMUNITY? YOU GIVE THEM A SEAT AT THE TABLE. IT'S NOT LIP SERVICE, IT GIVE THEM A SEAT AT THE TABLE. JUST AS YOU INVITE GUESTS TO YOUR HOUSE TO SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE AND YOU DISCUSS PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHAT WE GOTTA DO WITH THIS COMMUNITY. I AM NOT A GUY THAT SOFT ON CRIME. I AM A GUY THAT LOVE MY OFFICERS AND ANYBODY WHO WORK WITH ME KNOW I'M A TACTICAL GUY, BUT I'M A PRACTICAL GUY. NOT GONNA LOOK PAST A PERSON AND HOW THEY FEELING AND HOW TO LIFT THEM. AND WE LIFT EVERYBODY UP, WE LIFT OUR COMMUNITY UP AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA DO. BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WANNA BE A CHIEF THAT PEOPLE COME TO NOT GO AWAY THE BEST FEELING I EVER GET. THAT YEARS. AND WHEN I'M OUT SOMEWHERE AND PEOPLE SAY, THAT'S MY CHIEF, THAT'S OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S WHAT I WANT HERE. I WANT 'EM TO TAKE OWNERSHIP IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THE ONLY WAY WE GONNA DO THAT IS HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE, BUILDING TRUST. IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO IT. AND FINALLY, 'CAUSE I KNOW Y'ALL GOTTA GET TO COUNCIL , I KNOW IT. ANY RELATIONSHIP I HAVE, ANYONE THAT I HAVE, IF IT'S A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP OR IT'S A, A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS, THREE QUESTIONS THAT I'M ASKED. DO YOU CARE? CAN I TRUST YOU? DO YOU HAVE A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE? IF YOU ANSWER THOSE THREE QUESTIONS, WE CAN MOVE TOGETHER AND WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THINGS. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE FIRST ONE, WHAT USE OF THE OTHER TWO? YOU TELL ME. SO OUR TEAM, WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC, I WANT US TO ASK THAT QUESTION. I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO ASK IT OF US. AND WHEN WE REACH THAT MARK TO WHERE THEY SAY, LOOK, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT'S OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY START SOLVING PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY ARRIVE. THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE KNOCKING DOWN THE DOORS TO GET TO LIVE AND GO TO SCHOOL AND DO BUSINESS HERE IN THIS GREAT CITY. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ABOUT. SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR YOUR TIME. I'M HUMBLE TONIGHT. I FEEL SO GOOD AND SEEING ALL THIS LOVE AND SUPPORT IN THE ROOM. SO GUESS WHAT TO NAYSAYERS, TROY FEELING IN THE RIGHT ROOM TONIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, ALL RIGHT, IF HE COULD HAVE DROPPED THIS MIC, I'M SURE HE [00:35:01] WOULD HAVE OR AS THE YOUNG FOLKS DO. . WELL, UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS CONCLUDES THE CEREMONIAL PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM, BUT OUR EVENING IS NOT OVER. WE INVITE YOU TO STAY AND CONNECT AND CELEBRATE THIS MOMENT WITH US DURING A BRIEF RECEPTION WITH LIGHT REFRESHMENTS. AT THIS TIME, WHEN I FINISH TALKING, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MY FELLOW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO COME FORWARD TO THE STAGE MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. FIRST PLEASE, UH, FOR PICTURES, MAYOR ELLA KAT HAS GIVEN ME A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. DO NOT SNEAK OUT THE BACK DOOR. , WE HAVE A CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT SIX 30 AND HE WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO START HEADING TO CITY HALL BY SIX 15. WE KINDLY ASK THAT ALL OTHER GUESTS ALLOW ELECTED OFFICIALS TO COMPLETE THEIR PHOTOS. AND FOLLOWING THAT, WE WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS WITH CHIEF NER FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA. THERE IS A DESIGNATED STAGING AREA, WHICH HAS BEEN SET UP IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR INTERVIEWS. AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WILL ASSIST YOU WITH THAT COORDINATION. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE AS YOUR MC FOR THE EVENING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS MOMENT IN THE FUTURE. CHIEF FINNER, I WAS TAKING SOME NOTES WHILE YOU WERE TALKING. MAY YOU CONTINUE TO COACH, MAY YOU CONTINUE TO LEAD, MAY YOU CONTINUE TO PROTECT, CONTINUE TO PARTNER, CONTINUE TO SERVE WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART. WE ARE READY. MISSOURI CITY, THERE'S A NEW CHIEF IN TOWN. CONGRATULATIONS. GOD BLESS EVERYBODY AND GOD BLESS MISSOURI CITY. I, MY COLLEAGUES WILL COME TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT Y'ALL, I MIGHT, I MIGHT GET FIRED TONIGHT. , I WANT TO BRING UP, UH, AS, AS AS YOU WERE MOVING ABOUT, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP MAYOR ELLA KAT FOR SOME WORDS. SO, MAYOR ELLA KAT, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE STAGE? WHAT, HELLO? LET EVERYBODY TAKE THEIR SEATS. YEAH, GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'LL TAKE YOUR SEATS, PLEASE, IF YOU'LL TAKE YOUR SEATS, PLEASE. UH, OFFICERS, IF YOU ALL WILL LET, ALLOW CHIEF TO HAVE A SEAT. UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME REMARKS BY OUR MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT. I KNOW YOU WANT TO GET TO THE CAKE AND THE PUNCH REAL QUICK, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW COMMENTS. AS CHIEF SAID, HE'S THE CHIEF AND I'M THE POLITICIAN. SO BEFORE I START, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, I WAS IN NEW YORK CITY THIS WEEKEND AND I RAN INTO A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY HEARD THAT HOUSTON'S UH, FORMER CHIEF IS GONNA BE MISSOURI CITY. SO THEY KEPT ASKING ME ALL THESE QUESTIONS, HOW BIG MISSOURI CITY IS. I EXAGGERATED AND SAID, WE'RE ABOUT 2 MILLION PEOPLE, . AND, UH, OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON REYNOLDS, MADE A POST CONGRATULATING OUR CHIEF. AND THERE'S ONE PERSON MADE A COMMENT IN THAT WAS FINALLY MY CITY GOT IT RIGHT THAT I, THAT DID NOT DO WELL WITH ME, BUT NO . SO I CALLED OUR MAYOR PRO TEM AND OUR COUNCIL [00:40:01] MEMBER, SONJA BROWN MARSHALL, AND I SAID, HEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE LISTS OF ITEMS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON? CAN YOU SHARE THAT WITH ME? AND THEY BOTH REMINDED ME, MAYOR, THIS IS NOT YOUR STATE OF THE CITY. SO SIT DOWN, . SO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF THE FAMILY HERE TONIGHT, TONIGHT IS A SPECIAL NIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS YOUR MAYOR, IT IS BOTH MY HONOR AND MY HEARTFELT PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME A LEADER WHO EMBODIES SERVICE, HUMILITY, AND STRENGTH. OUR NEW POLICE CHIEF, CHIEF FINNER, CHIEF FINNER, COMES TO US WITH A AMAZING RECORD IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND A SERVANT HEART FOR THE COMMUNITIES HE HAS PROTECTED. HIS CAREER HAS BEEN DEFINED BY A COMMITMENT TO PEOPLE, AS YOU HEARD EARLIER, ACCOUNTABILITY AND DOING THE WORK THE RIGHT WAY. THAT IS THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP THAT WE, WE VALUE RIGHT HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. YOU SEE, IN OUR CITY, PUBLIC SAFETY IS PERSONAL. IT'S VERY PERSONAL. IT'S ABOUT OUR FAMILIES FEELING SECURE WHEN THEY WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR CHILDREN BEING SAFE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR PARKS AND OUR BUSINESSES. HAVING THE CONFIDENCE TO INVEST AND GROW. THAT SENSE OF SAFETY DOES NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. IT'S BUILT THROUGH TRUST, PROFESSIONALISM, AND DEEP CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR OFFICERS AND OUR RESIDENTS. WITH CHIEF FINNER NOW LEADING MISSOURI CITY, I'M CONFIDENT WE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THAT TRUST, RAISE THE BAR FOR EXCELLENCE, AND PURSUE OUR COMMUNITY FOCUSED APPROACHES TO POLICING CHIEF FINNER TONIGHT, YOU'RE NOT JUST ACCEPTING THIS POSITION. YOU'RE JOINING A COMMUNITY THAT BELIEVES IN PARTNERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PROGRESS. WE WELCOME YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR EXPERIENCE, AND MORE SO YOUR GENEROSITY TO HELPING OUR COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY POLICING. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR AND EMPOWER THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR DEPARTMENT. WHEN I SAY THAT, I WANT PROUDLY TELL YOU THAT I WANT TO THANK OUR ACTING CHIEF WHO WAS HERE TILL THIS DAY AND WORKING WITH YOU, CHIEF BURLESON. AND YES, GIVE HIM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. AND OUR ASSISTANT CHIEF JETSON HEARD, THANK YOU, SIR. I'LL END IT WITH THIS. THIS IS REALLY TO OUR RESIDENTS. SO MANY OF YOU CALLED SO MANY OF YOU SOCIAL MEDIA REQUESTED, AND SO MANY OF YOU ASKED THE QUESTIONS ABOUT CHIEF NER. THIS IS WHAT I GOT TO TELL YOU AS I ALWAYS DO. PLEASE STAY ENGAGED. BUT PLEASE JOIN US IN OFFERING NER A WARM WELCOME TO MISSOURI CITY. YOU SEE, WHEN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WORK TOGETHER, WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH MUTUAL RESPECT AND OPEN DIALOGUE, WE ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS TOGETHER. CHIEF FINNER, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF AND THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI CITY, WE ARE EXCITED TO BEGIN THIS NEW CHAPTER WITH YOU. WE EXPECT A DEPARTMENT THAT UPHOLDS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS AND WE EXPECT MEANINGFUL PROGRESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT LEADER TO HELP US MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD IN THIS TIME AND IN THIS MOMENT. THANK YOU AGAIN. MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND GOD BLESS THIS GREAT CITY. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. NOW WE ARE ADJOURNED. , DO I STILL HAVE MY JOB? MAYOR , YOU CAN'T FIRE THE FREE HELP. OKAY. CITY COUNCIL, MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL, UP ON THE STAGE, PLEASE. CHIEF FINNER, CAN WE, CAN WE INVITE YOU UP ON THE STAGE WITH US PLEASE? THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF TIME FOR PHOTOS. WE'D LIKE ALL [00:45:01] ELECTED OFFICIALS TO COME DOWN TO THE FRONT. ONCE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FINISH THEIR PICTURES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE'LL HAVE THEIR OPPORTUNITY PLEASE. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT HERE. OKAY. ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, ACTUALLY, HOUSTON ELECTED OFFICIALS. HOUSTON, COME ON UP. IT IS A LOT OF Y'ALL. LET ME GET HOUSTON FIRST. HOUSTON, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SHABAZZ. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHABAZZ MANAGER. OKAY. OKAY. EXPEDITIOUSLY, PLEASE. HOW ARE YOU? HEY, I GOTTA GIVE YOU, YOU ALREADY KNOW. OKAY. ALRIGHT. HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M GONNA BOSS Y'ALL AROUND. , UH, CHIEF, I GOTTA GET MY CAR. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN I NEED ALL OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS. IF YOU ALL WILL PLEASE START HEADING TO THE STAIRS TO THE RIGHT. I'M SORRY I COULDN'T LET YOU IN. ALRIGHT, NOW ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE JOIN CHIEF FINNER, MISSOURI CITY, POLICE CHIEF. CHIEF FINNER. OKAY. JUDGE WALLACE, Y'ALL COME ON. WE'VE GOT, YES. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT. ELECTED OFFICIALS, PLEASE GATHER ROUND ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS. PLEASE MOVE, MOVE DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF THE STAGE. Y'ALL COMING BACK? OKAY, JUDGE. JUDGE, WE NEED COME. ALL RIGHT. FAMILY MEMBERS, IF YOU'LL START HEADING TO THE STAGE, IF YOU'LL FAMILY MEMBERS, IF YOU WILL START HEADING TO THE STAGE, THE MIC. OKAY. AND IF Y'ALL, NO, Y'ALL, Y'ALL. OKAY. ELECTED OFFICIALS. IF WE CAN GET Y'ALL TO MOVE SO WE CAN GET A FAMILY PHOTO. ELECTED OFFICIALS, IF I CAN GET YOU ALL [00:50:01] TO MOVE SO WE CAN GET FAMILY PHOTOS. OKAY. FAMILY MEMBERS OF CHIEF FENNER, IF YOU ALL WILL JOIN US ON STAGE. OKAY. FAMILY MEMBERS. FAMILY MEMBERS, PLEASE GATHER AROUND. OKAY. KEEP MOVING DOWN. FAMILY MEMBERS KEEP MOVING DOWN. OKAY. FAMILY MEMBERS. FAMILY MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN CHIEF FINNER ON STAGE. FAMILY MEMBERS. OKAY. YEAH, WE HAVE ROOM ON, WE HAVE ROOM DOWN HERE IF YOU, YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. FAMILY MEMBERS. I KNOW CHIEF BENNER HAS A LARGE FAMILY. SOME OF YOU CAN STAND RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT. SOME OF YOU CAN STAND RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT. SOME OF YOU CAN STAND IN THE FRONT OF THE STAGE ON THE, ON, ON THE FLOOR. 'CAUSE WE KNOW YOU HAVE A BIG FAMILY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.