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The Official City Newsletter for Arden Hills Residents March 2017 New appointments in the Ramsey County Sheriff Department announcedThe City of Arden Hills contracts with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office for police services. On January 10, the Ramsey County Board of Commis- sioners unanimously appointed Jack Serier as the new sheriff, to replace retiring Matt Bostrom. He will serve until the next elec- tion in 2018. Serier has been with the Sheriff’s office since 2011, serving as Chief Deputy the past two years. His career in law enforce- ment spans 26 years, including as a St. Paul police commander. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hamline University, a Master’s in Education, and a doctoral degree in Lead- ership, Policy and Administration from the University of Saint Thomas. He teaches an Ethics course there, as well as at St. Mary’s University. Jack and his wife have two adult children and enjoy skiing, running and traveling together. Since taking office, Sheriff Serier has made significant appointments. Julie Rudie stepped into Serier’s previous role as chief deputy sheriff, the first woman to hold that post. Rudie has a bachelor’s degree in crim- inology from the University of Minnesota- Duluth and is a graduate of the Northwest- ern University Center for Public Safety in the School of Police Staff and Command. She is a member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community. She has been with the sheriff’s department since 2011 and now supervises the day-to-day operations of the sheriff’s office. Booker Hodges, who has led the depart- ment’s regional services division since March, 2016, was promoted by Serier to undersheriff of administration, the second African-American man to reach that rank in the sheriff’s office’s 168-year history. Hodges has a Bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College, a Master’s from St. Mary’s University, and a doctorate in Public Administration from Hamline Uni- versity. He was previously president of the Minneapolis NAACP. The Ramsey County Friends of the Parks organization is again sponsoring their spring tree sale, which gives you the opportunity to help add trees to area parks, as well as planting in your own yard. Many of our Arden Hills parks have benefitted from gener- ous donors in the past. The trees available, grown locally at Bailey’s Nursery, are species of birch, honeylocust, ninebark, plum, mountain ash, and spruce, as well as roses and flowering shrubs. You can see all the choices on the Friends’ website at http://friendsoftheparks.org/tree-sales/. Trees may be ordered until Friday, April 21, at the website above. Prices range from $25 to $85. Trees will be available for pickup on May 6, at sites in Maplewood and St. Paul. If you would like to give a gift to an Arden Hills park, scroll to the bottom of the tree sale web page and indicate the amount you would like to donate and select Arden Hills as the recipient. City staff will select and plant trees appro- priate to the park site. Your gift is tax deductible and greatly appreciated. Pictured at right are Sheriff Serier, Chief Deputy Sheriff Julie Rudie and Undersheriff of Administration Booker Hodges. Friends of the Parks spring tree sale on the horizon