The City of Pella has hired a new police officer. Mya Irlmeier has accepted a position full-time with the Pella Police Department, and was sworn in by Pella Mayor Don DeWaard at Tuesday’s Pella City Council meeting. According to a memo to the city council submitted by Chief Shane McSheehy, Irlmeier excelled in the competitive police officer testing process. She grew up on a family farm near Manning, Iowa, graduating from IKM-Manning High School. She earned an associate degree in criminal justice from Des Moines Area Community College and has completed an internship with the Des Moines Police Department.