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Frederic Board hires Brandon Sams as police chief, start set for April 1
Summary
The Frederic Village Board voted to hire Brandon Sams as its new police chief; employment begins April 1, 2025. The board approved the hire during its Feb. 10 meeting following a special pre‑meeting review; the motion carried.
The Frederic Village Board voted Feb. 10 to hire Brandon Sams as the village’s new police chief, with employment to begin April 1, 2025. The decision followed a special board meeting held earlier the same evening to review Sams’s candidacy; Sams was present for the regular meeting vote.
Patty Swenson moved the hiring motion and Jackie Peterson seconded it; the motion carried. Board members did not record additional conditions on the employment in the meeting minutes.
The hiring was taken up as a personnel action after public comments and routine business. The minutes record only the formal motion, the start date and that the vote carried; no salary or contract details were included in the record.
The meeting also included an equipment discussion for the police department in which staff and Sams discussed a proposed five‑year contract for body cameras with Axon. The body‑camera purchase was approved separately by the board during the same meeting.
The board adjourned at 7:50 p.m.; further procedural and personnel items are expected to appear on future agendas as needed.
