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Slinger Police Commission votes to offer police captain job to Joshua Gullickson
Summary
After a closed‑session review under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1), the Village of Slinger Police Commission returned to open session Jan. 13, 2025, and voted to offer the police captain position to Joshua Gullickson. The commission also approved Oct. 17, 2024 minutes and adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
The Village of Slinger Police Commission moved to offer the position of police captain to Joshua Gullickson following a closed‑session review on Jan. 13, 2025.
The commission, chaired by Ken Leeson, opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m. at 300 Slinger Road. Commissioners approved the minutes from the Oct. 17, 2024 meeting before taking up a "Department Promotional Process/Hiring Update," which the agenda indicated would be discussed in closed session.
At 6:03 p.m. the commission voted to go into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) to consider employment, promotion, or performance evaluation data for a Police Captain candidate; Chief Kyle Arendt and Village Administrator Margaret Wilber were included in the closed session. The roll call on that motion recorded Yeas from Leeson, Schmid, Dukelow and Wolf; Nays: none.
The commission returned to open session at 6:38 p.m. on a roll call vote with Yeas from Leeson, Schmid, Dukelow and Wolf and Nays: none. After returning to open session, Commissioner John Dukelow moved, and Commissioner Craig Wolf seconded, a motion "to accept the Captain position into the police department;" the motion carried. Commissioner Dukelow then moved and Commissioner Rob Schmid seconded a motion "to offer the position of Police Captain for the Village of Slinger to Joshua Gullickson;" that motion also carried. The minutes do not record individual vote tallies for those final motions.
No further details about the terms of employment or the candidate selection process are listed in the minutes. The meeting was adjourned at 6:47 p.m. after a motion by Commissioner Dukelow and second by Commissioner Schmid.
