CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The city of Clearlake on Thursday swore in a new police officer and two code enforcement officers on Thursday.

Interim Police Chief Tim Celli swore in new Clearlake Police Officer Evan Cannaday.

Officer Cannaday has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Sonoma State University and recently graduated from the Santa Rosa Police Academy.

Also sworn in were code enforcement Officers Steve Felder and Lee Lambert.

Due to a reorganization, code enforcement will now fall under the supervision of the Clearlake Police Department, providing additional authority to the code enforcement officers to deal with issues they encounter.

“I am excited to continue to have new officers join our department,” said Celli. “Officer Cannaday is going to be a great addition to our team. In addition, having code enforcement under the authority of the police department is going to make them much more effective in doing their job.”

City Manager Greg Folsom added, “Bringing on police Officer Cannaday and code enforcement Officers Felder and Lambert to the Clearlake Police Department is a part of the progress we are making as we strive to make Clearlake a safer and cleaner city.”