Perrysburg City Council celebrated first responders at Tuesday’s meeting, swearing in a new police chief and recognizing officers of the year.
Chris Sargent, who had been deputy police chief, was formally sworn in as police chief. He is replacing Patrick Jones, who took the new deputy city administrator position, and is also the public safety director.
“This day may be about me for a little bit, but I’m just a small cog in this wheel, that makes the division so great,” Chief Sargent said to the room filled with police officers and family, including his wife, Natalie, and son, Cooper…