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West Bend council OKs combined police tech-and-dispatch supervisory position
Summary
The Common Council approved reorganizing the police department’s technical-services and third-dispatch positions into a single supervisory technical-dispatch role, a change the department says will improve oversight of dispatch and save the city money.
The West Bend Common Council on June 2 approved an update to the police department’s staff structure that combines an open technical‑services position and a third dispatcher slot into one supervisory technical‑dispatch position.
City officials said the new post is intended to centralize technical expertise, improve supervision of the dispatch center and reduce recurring personnel costs. The motion to approve the staffing change passed on a voice vote; council members signified their approval with “aye” and no opposition was recorded.
Chief Dearing, who presented the request, told the council the change grew out of a year‑and‑a‑half review that included an outside consultant and a…
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