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Chief Weaver celebrates 20 years on police force
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| THE FORCE BE WITH YOU — Sebastopol’s Mayor Sarah Gurney congratulates Police Chief Jeff Weaver for 20 years on the force. - Photo by George Snyder |
by David Abbott
Sonoma West Editor
The Sebastopol City Council honored Police Chief Jeff Weaver for 20 years of service to the community last week.
Mayor Sarah Glade Gurney, who played an integral part in Weaver’s promotion to chief of police, likes to tell other mayors and councils how fortunate Sebastopol is to have such an approachable officer at the department’s helm.
“I was on the advisory committee that interviewed Jeff and recommended him for the position as our Chief of Police,” she said. “After all these years, I continue to applaud him for his professional work.”
Weaver started working for the city as a reserve police officer 20 years ago, and has been Sebastopol’s Chief of Police for the past six years.
“I can tell you that it certainly doesn’t seem like it’s been 20 years,” he said. “I am proud of the women and men of the Sebastopol Police Department and the service we provide.”
Weaver was born in San Francisco and was adopted at a young age by a Santa Rosa couple. He moved to Sebastopol seven years ago with his wife Leanne, who is a Sheriff’s Department dispatcher, and twin sons Adam and Tyler, 12, who are students at Hillcrest Middle School.
He began his career in enforcement in 1985 as a cadet at Santa Rosa Junior College, spending a year on that force, before coming to the Sebastopol Police Department in 1989.
He was hired to replace former chief Gordon Pitter, who retired in 2004. In addition to his public service in the department, Weaver is also a member of the board of trustees for the Gravenstein Union School district.
“I have had the pleasure of working with Jeff over the past 11 years and watched with, great admiration, his growing maturity as a leader,” said Larry Robinson, the longest tenured member of the current city council. “Because of his clarity of thought, sensitivity and professionalism, he is highly respected throughout our community, within his department and by law enforcement professionals all over Sonoma County.”
Weaver is looking forward to many more years in public service.
“It is my hope in future years to expand our prevention efforts and our involvement in our local schools,” he said.
Mayor Sarah Glade Gurney, who played an integral part in Weaver’s promotion to chief of police, likes to tell other mayors and councils how fortunate Sebastopol is to have such an approachable officer at the department’s helm.
“I was on the advisory committee that interviewed Jeff and recommended him for the position as our Chief of Police,” she said. “After all these years, I continue to applaud him for his professional work.”
Weaver started working for the city as a reserve police officer 20 years ago, and has been Sebastopol’s Chief of Police for the past six years.
“I can tell you that it certainly doesn’t seem like it’s been 20 years,” he said. “I am proud of the women and men of the Sebastopol Police Department and the service we provide.”
Weaver was born in San Francisco and was adopted at a young age by a Santa Rosa couple. He moved to Sebastopol seven years ago with his wife Leanne, who is a Sheriff’s Department dispatcher, and twin sons Adam and Tyler, 12, who are students at Hillcrest Middle School.
He began his career in enforcement in 1985 as a cadet at Santa Rosa Junior College, spending a year on that force, before coming to the Sebastopol Police Department in 1989.
He was hired to replace former chief Gordon Pitter, who retired in 2004. In addition to his public service in the department, Weaver is also a member of the board of trustees for the Gravenstein Union School district.
“I have had the pleasure of working with Jeff over the past 11 years and watched with, great admiration, his growing maturity as a leader,” said Larry Robinson, the longest tenured member of the current city council. “Because of his clarity of thought, sensitivity and professionalism, he is highly respected throughout our community, within his department and by law enforcement professionals all over Sonoma County.”
Weaver is looking forward to many more years in public service.
“It is my hope in future years to expand our prevention efforts and our involvement in our local schools,” he said.
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