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Valley View council swears in police officer and unanimously approves September claims
Summary
At its Oct. 1 meeting, the Village of Valley View council approved payment of September claims and unanimously passed an ordinance appointing Matthew Lawrence Woznicki as a full‑time police officer; Police Chief Niro said the hire is a lateral transfer and the department's ninth such hire.
On Oct. 1, 2024, the Village of Valley View council voted unanimously to approve Ordinance 2024‑10‑1 to pay certain claims for September and to adopt Ordinance 2024‑10‑2 appointing Matthew Lawrence Woznicki as a full‑time police officer.
Mayor Matt March called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and Clerk‑Treasurer May Smyler Snyder recorded the roll. Council moved to suspend the rules and place both ordinances on third and final reading; each passed on a 5–0 roll‑call vote. The record shows councilpersons Spieth, Wyatt, Jakubczak, Paulson and Wilson voted AYE on the motions and final passages.
Police Chief Niro asked council for its support for Woznicki’s appointment, saying the hire came via the lateral transfer program. "They are requesting council's support for the appointment of Matthew under the lateral transfer program. Matthew will be our ninth lateral transfer hire," Chief Niro said. The minutes state Woznicki has eight years of experience and is certified in crisis intervention; he was sworn in as a full‑time officer during the meeting.
The council’s approval of the claims ordinance authorizes payment of village expenses for September 2024 as listed in the ordinance. The meeting record does not specify the total dollar amount covered by the ordinance.
The council adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
