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Calumet County Public Safety Committee reviews hiring, patrol statistics and jail report
Summary
At its July 1, 2026 meeting the Calumet County Public Safety Committee heard a hiring update from Sheriff Brett Bowe, a patrol and incident report from Chief Deputy Derek Bries, a drone demonstration, and an Average Daily Population report for May and June 2026; two routine motions carried unanimously.
The Calumet County Public Safety Committee met July 1, 2026, and was called to order by Supervisor Peter Stier at 8:30 a.m. Supervisors Alice Connors, Paul McCann and Joseph Mueller were present; Supervisor Andy Cleveland was excused. Sheriff Brett Bowe and members of his leadership team presented department reports during the meeting, which adjourned at 9:37 a.m.
Sheriff Brett Bowe provided a personnel update describing upcoming retirements, new hires, promotions and positions to be filled across corrections, patrol and dispatch. Chief Deputy Derek Bries presented arrest statistics and an incident summary covering May and June 2026, and described a simulator grant application intended for the Sheriff’s Office and area police departments. Deputy Brady Bunjovac demonstrated an indoor drone for supervisors. The minutes record that Sheriff Bowe also provided the Average Daily Population (ADP) report for May and June 2026; the minutes do not list the specific ADP figures.
The committee approved the meeting agenda (moved by Supervisor Alice Connors; seconded by Supervisor Paul McCann) and approved the prior meeting minutes (moved by Supervisor Joseph Mueller; seconded by Supervisor Paul McCann); both motions carried unanimously. The committee set its next meeting for August 5, 2026. The minutes are marked unapproved and contain a notation that they were later approved on 08/05/26.
No members of the public spoke during the meeting’s public participation portion.
