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New Silver Lake police chief outlines staffing plan, job posting to fill vacancy
Summary
Police Chief Steve Justice, newly selected, thanked council and said a job posting is open to fill a vacancy; he proposed returning to a supervisory structure of one lieutenant and two sergeants and discussed plans for recruitment and department supervision.
Chief of Police Steve Justice thanked Mayor Dunphy and council for the confidence shown in selecting him as chief and said he looks forward to working with village leadership. He announced an Easter Egg Hunt scheduled for April 12, 2025, at the Church in Silver Lake and said a job posting has been created to fill the current police-department vacancy.
Justice proposed restructuring department supervision to reinstate one lieutenant and two sergeants, returning to the prior supervisory model. Mayor Dunphy and council members discussed the proposed supervisory changes and filling the full-time vacancy; the minutes record the topic as an administrative proposal rather than an enacted change.
What’s next: Recruitment will proceed under the posted job announcement and council will consider staffing structure and any formal ordinance or budget changes if the department’s supervision model is adopted.
