Department Of Justice Releases Statement On 08/12/2022 Officer Involve Critical Incident In Appleton

The Department of Justice released a statement regarding the officer involved shooting that happened yesterday evening in Appleton At approximately 7:22 p.m., Appleton Police Department officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at a residence on the 1500 block of N. Birchwood Ave. in Appleton, […]

Finance Committee Approves All Items – Alderperson Doran Suggests Using ARPA Funds To Pay For APD Mobile Command Center

The Finance Committee met 07/25/2022. It was a brief and relatively uneventful meeting. All of the items were approved, most with minimal discussion. Alderperson Chris Croatt (District 14), who was not a member of the committee but was present, did ask how the budget amendment […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Receives Police Department Mid-Year Report, Updates On APD Grants, Recruitment Report

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 07/13/2022. They received several updates from Police Chief Todd Thomas. The first was the 2022 Appleton Police Department Mid-Year Report. This was basically a three-page summary of significant events from 2022. Chief Thomas did not go through it in […]

CEA Review Committee Approves Several Police Vehicle Requests Including Repurposed Crime Scene Van, Joint APD/Outagamie County Mobile Command Center

The CEA (Central Equipment Agency) Review Committee met 07/11/2022. It was a fairly short and straightforward meeting in which all of the items were approved. They started out with the request to use replacement reserve funds from van 1002 to outfit van 1001 and keep […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Receives Police Department Update – Chief Thomas Discusses New Squad Car Design And Staffing Issues

During the 06/22/2022 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting, Police Chief Todd Thomas provided a brief update regarding some of the things that are going on in the police department. Attached to the agenda was a picture of the new squad car design. The change was […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Receives Update On IT System Assessment – Told One Of The Police Department Fiber Optics Cables Is Not Functioning

The Humana Resources and Information Technology Committee met 04/27/2022. One of the information items on the agenda was an update on the IT infrastructure systems and vulnerability assessment that is currently underway. That assessment was approved in March and the purpose and scope of it […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Discusses Recruitment Status For Public Works Director and Police Chief Positions

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 04/27/2022. One of the information items they discussed was the Recruitment Status report, specifically the status on the search for a new Director of Public Works and their expectations on finding a new police chief, since Chief […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 04/27/2022 – Will Vote On Table Of Organization Change For Fire Department, Receive Information On Police Department Traffic Safety Unit

The Safety And Licensing Committee is meeting 04/27/2022 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on hazard mitigation plan agreements with Winnebago and Calumet counties. They also have a number of alcohol licenses to vote on including a Class “B” Beer and “Class B” Liquor License […]