The Plant City Police Department celebrated several retirements and promotions last week.
The department honored outgoing Police Chief Bill McDaniel and Dep. Chief John Borders. Borders was honored during a retirement ceremony Nov. 21, and McDaniel Nov. 30.
McDaniel has accepted the newly created position of assistant city manager of public safety. He will oversee the city’s police, fire and emergency medical services departments.
Command of the department was transferred to Interim-Chief Steven Singletary at 5:01 p.m. Nov. 30. Singletary has served as the department’s Uniform Patrol Division commander for the past two years and as the information services commander prior to that assignment.
The department also celebrated several promotions Dec. 1:
• Sgt. David Millich was promoted to police captain. Millich will fill the vacant position left by Singletary and will command the Uniform Patrol Division. Millich was assigned to Investigative Services Division prior to his promotion, where he supervised the department’s Major Crimes Unit, which is responsible for the investigation of homicides, robberies, sex crimes and computer crimes.
• Officer first-class Mark Mathis was promoted to the rank of sergeant. Mathis has served as a field training officer within the department’s Uniform Patrol Division, where he was responsible for training and evaluating newly hired police recruits. Mathis will remain in the Uniform Patrol Division and will supervise a patrol squad.
• Senior officer Tray Towles was promoted to the rank of sergeant. Towles has served as the department’s accreditation manager and public information officer within the Professional Standards Unit for the past three years. Towles will supervise the Professional Standards and Records units.