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DeWitt council confirms Bryan Curtis as interim police chief
Summary
The DeWitt City Council confirmed Bryan Curtis as Interim Police Chief effective Oct. 17, 2024, and set interim compensation at $92,000. Council member Donohue asked for a work session to clarify the council’s role in appointments and to review police staffing and budget needs.
The DeWitt City Council confirmed Bryan Curtis as Interim Chief of Police in a majority vote at its Oct. 28 meeting. Mayor Susan Leeming told the council that officers and staff supported Curtis’s appointment. Council member Hunsaker moved to confirm the appointment; Council member Whitman seconded the motion, which the council approved effective Oct. 17, 2024.
The appointment sets Curtis’s compensation at $92,000 per year while he serves as Interim Chief. Mayor Leeming introduced the item and noted department support for Curtis. The transcript records the council’s confirmation but does not provide a roll-call tally for this specific motion beyond “carried by majority vote.”
Council member Donohue said she wants a clearer understanding of the council’s role in appointing a police chief and requested a work session to review the department’s staffing and budgetary needs to ensure transparency. City Administrator Daniel Coss had reviewed the Administrator’s report included in the agenda packet earlier in the meeting.
The council’s formal confirmation completes Mayor Leeming’s nomination process for the interim appointment. The council did not set any additional conditions with the confirmation; the motion established the effective date and interim pay rate. The council took no further formal personnel actions at the meeting.
