Committee approves minutes, clears deputy sheriff hiring eligibility list

The Dunn County Judicial and Law Committee approved the minutes for the meeting and voted to dispose of the current deputy sheriff hiring eligibility list so a new list can be compiled.

Committee members unanimously approved the minutes after a motion by Carl VanderMeel and a second by Tom Gilberts. The committee also agreed to remove the current deputy sheriff hiring eligibility list after committee members said the list had been exhausted and openings remain.

The committee moved the minutes with a motion by Carl VanderMeel and a second by Tom Gilberts; the motion was approved by voice vote. On the hiring list, a committee member explained the existing list had been exhausted: three of the four candidates who were hireable were already hired and the fourth could not relocate, leaving no eligible candidates for current openings. Committee members agreed that until the list is cleared, the county cannot proceed with a new hiring list.

A deputy who explained the hiring-list status told the committee: “We’ve run out of people to hire off this list, and we have pending actual openings right now that we need to fill.” After brief discussion the committee disposed of the eligibility list by voice vote; a second was recorded but the primary mover for that motion was not specified in the meeting transcript.

No roll-call vote totals were recorded on the public transcript; actions were recorded by voice vote as “Aye” and the chair announced the motions passed.

The committee noted no further immediate actions beyond clearing the list so that hiring can proceed once a new list is established.

The committee set its next meeting for 04/28/2025 at 4:30 p.m.