Chief Tate has been with the Shakopee Police Department since 1998 where he started as a patrol officer. He has been with the department since and was appointed Chief of Police in 2009. Tate was also a part of the 228th Session at the FBI National Academy. During his tenure as chief, he has received the Shakopee Administrator’s Leadership Award and the police department has twice received the IACP’s “Excellence in Community Policing Award” as well as their “Excellence in Victim Services Award”. The IACP has highlighted Shakopee’s Recovery Assistance Program, which assists residents financially during their recovery process. The program has received state-wide recognition and has been replicated in other Minnesota Communities.