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Council accepts fire and police department discipline findings; police officer to serve two‑week suspension
Summary
The council accepted disciplinary findings reported Jan. 15: Fire Chief Wells said a firefighter accepted a written reprimand for failing to report on time; Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said Officer Mackenzie Mowick accepted a written reprimand and a two‑week suspension following three on‑duty collisions.
Mayor Linda Gorton invited Fire Chief Wells and Police Chief Lawrence Weathers to report personnel discipline matters to the council.
Fire Chief Wells told the council that an internal allegation dated Oct. 12, 2025, found that Firefighter Wesley Kimball violated UDG 1.11 (late/tardy/AWOL) by failing to report on time to a scheduled shift; at the conclusion of the investigation the employee met with the chief and "accepted a written reprimand." The council voted to approve the disciplinary action.
Police Chief Lawrence Weathers reported that an internal formal complaint dated Oct. 29 alleged Officer Mackenzie Mowick violated a departmental general order on preventable collisions (general order cited in the record). Chief Weathers said the officer had been involved in three at‑fault collisions within a 12‑month period (dates read into the record) and that the investigation concluded with the officer "accepted a written reprimand and a two‑week suspension." When Council Member Morton asked whether the collisions were on duty, Chief Weathers said they were all on duty and that the officer had been provided retraining. The council moved to approve the police disciplinary action and it passed.
Council members asked clarifying questions about duty status and retraining; the chiefs answered that training was standard practice following collisions and that retraining had been provided. No further enforcement steps or appeals were detailed on the record.
