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Fire, police and public works give routine updates; K9 unit and deputy training noted
Summary
Fire Chief Colton reported First Due reporting adoption and a WSRB evaluation that retained the town’s rating; Police Chief Deputy Ben Kokjer said residents should keep reporting concerns and noted a K9 unit arriving March 17 and two deputies in training for August deployment.
Several department heads provided routine operational updates. Superintendent Matt (read by Clerk Luanne) reported an online sanitary-survey class, RoadTech coordination to patch South Cle Elum Way, and a repaired service line on Marie. Fire Chief Colton said the department switched to First Due reporting with neighboring Cle Elum, spent four hours with WSRB for an evaluation that will keep the same rating, and that the department is in line to receive surplus rigs from the Department of Natural Resources; he also handed out stickers and noted t-shirts are arriving. Chief Deputy Ben Kokjer encouraged residents to continue reporting criminal behavior, said a K9 unit will join the Sheriff’s Department on March 17, 2026, and reported two new deputies are currently in training and expected to be ready in August.
The meeting minutes record operational items and no formal motions tied to staffing or equipment acquisitions at the March 3 session.
