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Muskego police chief outlines staffing goals, recruitment plans and ongoing contract talks

Police and Fire Commission, Muskego City · February 20, 2026
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Summary

The Muskego Police Chief told the Police and Fire Commission the department is without a contract as of Jan. 1, described small sworn and larger non‑sworn candidate pools, said two officers are in field training, and proposed options including a potential public safety referendum to boost presence and staffing.

The Police Chief told the Police and Fire Commission he is focused this year on officer presence, improving staffing and refining departmental processes, noting the department is "currently without a contract as of January 1" as contract talks continue.

The update, delivered during the commission's regular meeting, outlined recruitment and training steps the department is pursuing and the staffing picture the chief says the city must address. "The reason why people move here to Muskego and stay here is for the school district's relatively low taxes and ultimately things that are mentioned that we are 1 of the safest cities continuously," the Police Chief said, using that context to press…

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