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Council swears in Andrew Collicutt as Columbus reaches full police staffing
Summary
The council ceremonially swore in Andrew Collicutt as a full‑time police officer; staff said his prior experience from Dane County agencies will reduce department-specific training time and that the department will soon be fully staffed.
On March 17 the Columbus Common Council formally swore in Andrew Collicutt as a full‑time police officer.
A police department representative told the council the swearing-in marks a milestone: "This is kind of a milestone for us. This is the first time in 5 years, probably plus, we will be fully up to staff," the department representative said. Collicutt was accompanied by family and his father Jay, a career police officer who was scheduled to pin the badge.
The department representative said Collicutt brings about a year and a half of prior experience with two agencies in Dane County, which should significantly shorten his department‑specific training: "With that experience and being through the academy, his training is gonna be dramatically reduced," the representative said. Collicutt took the oath of office read by the clerk and signed two copies of the oath.
The swearing-in was followed by brief pictures and congratulations; the council welcomed Collicutt to the department.
