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Police present 2026 staffing goals, cite recruitment success and overtime drivers
Summary
Assistant chiefs reported the department is close to full staffing after active recruitment, outlined goals for reducing traffic accidents and emergency detentions, and explained overtime increases driven by staffing shortfalls, sick leave, special events and duty injuries.
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Waukesha Police Department leaders told the Finance Committee they expect to be nearly fully staffed by January and outlined department goals for 2026 including maintaining authorized staffing, expanding crisis-response work and reducing traffic accidents.
Tom Wagner, Assistant Chief, and Ty Hoffman, Assistant Chief, presented the department's operating budget and said personnel are the largest share of costs. Wagner said the department's goals include "to keep all the funded positions that we have fully staffed and consistently maintained at authorized levels" and continuing the Crisis Response Unit's work to reduce emergency…
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