Fire report lists department work

Filling out their bi-monthly reports to the city, the Stanley police and fire chiefs each had plenty to share with the Council.

Starting out with the police department, Stanley police chief Lance Weiland reported that the full-time position had been posted through February 28 and that three applications had been received as a result.

“As it relates to the new full-time officer hiring process, I had the position posted through February 28, 2022 and received a total of three applications,” Weiland told the Council. “Two of the applicants were from well outside the area while the third was one of our current part-time staff. I have reached out to each of the applicants to confirm their interest with moving forward with the hiring process and have only heard back from two of them,” the chief related. “By the time you read this I am hoping to have interviews scheduled and should have more information next week about the process moving forward.”

At the same time, Weiland reported to the Council that texturing and painting inside the police department “has been completed.” With the construction crew putting up the exterior siding of the building on March 3, there was an unexpected caveat: a discontinued color option.

“Unfortunately the original siding color that we had chosen and that matched the existing stucco color of the existing building was just recently discontinued,” Chief Weiland informed the Council in his report. That wasn’t the only news for 353 South Broadway. “The existing building is really in need of an exterior cleaning and my hope is that we could also look at painting the stucco portion of at least the front and south side of the building,” Weiland said for those portions most in public view from the street, giving his reasons as appearance related. “This would give a clean and updated look to the building and will also allow for the exterior colors to match,” he wrote as he reported that the interior of the police addition is awaiting HVAC and electrical work to be completed before final inspection. “All in all, everything is going well and this project should be wrapped up very soon,” Weiland reported of the new police addition. From there, it was into ordinance enforcement issues.

“I continue to issue citations on a regular basis as it relates to ongoing ordinance issues at four locations within the city,” Weiland states without providing addresses. “All of these locations have received multiple citations over the past handful of months, and still remain in non-compliance with city ordinance as it relates to the accumulation of junk, unregistered vehicles, debris, etc,” the Chief wrote. “As spring approaches the city will need to decide if they want to pursue further action against these property owners, up to the point of pursing court orders to go on to the properties and clean them up and subsequently bill the property owners accordingly for said services.” With 22 junk notices total on March 1, three additional citations were issued to those previously warned and again in non-compliance, as Weiland had a word of praise for sergeant Adam Kuechenmeister on snow removal enforcement.

“Sidewalk snow removal has been going well and Sgt. Kuechenmeister has been doing a good job staying on top of those as the need arises with the weather,” Weiland wrote. “The city has had to conduct snow removal at approximately 15 locations to date and those locations were billed accordingly.”

Shifting from police into fire, Stanley fire chief Korey Hagenson listed his report in bullet point fashion, For work completed, Hagenson listed work on the department’s brush truck along with work on updating the operations plan, a county grant, and fittings on E1 as among the business just past. There was also a laptop and new truck decals.

“Looking into the laptop we need for reporting,” Hagenson wrote the council, as he shared that the brush truck had been finished and that Ron Designs was doing decal work.

Meanwhile and at the same time, Hagenson shared that the department had taken delivery of the roof materials for repairs to the station’s effective weather shield, along with placing bids on a rescue truck FIRE AND POLICE

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"That went for $32,500" and fire and EMS report completion among the things recently completed.

Lastly there had been a Committee meeting and truck cleaning along with cleaning the station.

Shifting into the next two weeks plans, Hagenson listed grants, a radio project, "starting on the ISO audit," and fire and EMS reports among the planned work, while blood—borne pathogen training and EMR were coming up as well. Following the resig- nation of assistant fire chief Josh Walters and hiring of Franklin Brown III as a fire firefighter in Monday night's consent agenda, Hagenson reported that the fire department had voted in new of – ficers, with Kenny Hagenson now the assistant chief, Jeff Ryba the first captain, Nate Samplawski the second captain, Charlotte Meyer as safety officer, and Jacob Carroll as LT.

Firefighters Jeff Ryba, Kenny Hagenson, and Korey Hagen son listen together with Council member Rick Hodowanic during public comment at the Monday March 7 Council meeting. Photo by Joseph Back.