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Ventnor accepts police chief retirement and appoints Captain Joseph Wooten as new chief
Summary
The commission accepted the retirement of Chief Hustner and approved the appointment of Captain Joseph Wooten as chief of police; Wooten brings more than two decades of local law enforcement experience and internal leadership roles.
The commission accepted the retirement of Chief (Joseph) Hustner effective April 30 and approved a consent resolution appointing Captain Joseph Wooten as chief of police.
In reading the retirement resolution the mayor praised Hustner's service during emergencies and routine operations and noted his training credentials; the resolution accepting his retirement was listed among consent items (Resolution 2025-133). The appointment of Captain Wooten (Resolution 2025-134) was announced in the meeting and the mayor summarized Wooten’s career: he began in 1996 (class one officer), served as a corrections officer, returned full time in 2003, was promoted to sergeant in 2012, attended command and leadership programs and was promoted to captain in 2022. The commission approved the consent resolutions that included the retirement acceptance and appointment by roll call.
No individual commissioner dissent was recorded in the minutes for those consent items.
