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IVINS — In 2007, a year after he joined what was then the Ivins Police Department in Washington County, Jaron Studley decided to fill out a form that sat on then-Chief Wade Carpenter's desk where officers could indicate the position they would be most excited to have with the department.
"And in my infinite wisdom, I decided to write the words 'chief of police' on the paper," Studley said.
It just took 17 years, but on Thursday night, the Ivins City Council unanimously approved Studley to be the new public safety director and chief of police for what is now the Ivins-Santa Clara Police Department.
Studley will take the reins of the department from Bob Flowers, who, after 16 years, is leaving his position with the Santa Clara-Ivins Police Department to become the new chief of security for Black Desert Resort.
"I've aspired to always look towards (Flowers) and wanted to be a chief like him," Studley told the council on Thursday. "I promise to you to serve with the same compassion and charisma that he does for the men and women of this department because I love every one of them."
