CAPD accepts Officer Stubbe’s resignation
A longtime veteran of the Colby/Abbotsford police department, officer John Stubbe has resigned from the department after accepting a position with the Merrill police department.
The news was announced by police chief Jason Bauer at the joint police commission meeting on Monday, Jan. 9.
Stubbe had been with CAPD for six years. His last day was Sunday, Jan. 9.
“He went to Merrill PD,” Bauer said. “It’s where he graduated high school, so he’s going back home. He definitely will not be forgotten in the Colby/Abby area. A good community guy, that’s for sure.”
“I’ve received many compliments on his work,” board member Dan Hederer said.
Bauer said he will be filling in for Stubbe’s former shifts, and he did not foresee any problems regarding filling Officer Stubbe’s former shifts.
“What’s our plan moving forward then?” Todd Schmidt asked Bauer. “Do you think we’ll be ready to interview next month?”
Bauer said an advertisement for an opening officer position has been placed online on the state’s website, https://wilenet. widoj.gov/. Bauer said CAPD will seek to fill Stubbe’s vacancy as quickly as possible, but advised patience.
“I don’t want to wait too long, but I don’t want to rush either.”
Bauer said in a follow up interview the department has received five applications, with more likely coming before the Feb. 11th deadline.
“Interviews will more than likely be held during the regular police commission meeting in March,” Bauer said.
“The selected applicant will undergo an extensive background investigation. I’m hoping to have the new officer start by April 1.”
_ The district will have to pay Core Technologies for a bill in the amount of $1,200. Bauer explained that Core Technologies owns both the current and former records management systems (RMS), and in order to retrieve older information through their previous records management system, TIPS, the department is still required to pay Core Technologies to access TIPS.
“Core owns TIMS, and TIMS is our RMS, but we actually still pay TIPS also, our old system. If we want access to our old information, we’re going to have to [pay Core Technologies],” Bauer said.
“There’s lots of times where we have to refer back in time for old reports, so they almost have us handcuffed there. But we need access to it. So we’re going to have two RMS bills for I’d say at least five, six, seven years.”
_ Bauer informed the board the department’s K-9 Dodge had to have several teeth removed due to bite training.
_ Bauer said department secretary Jessica Weich, who checks over all of the reports for possible mistakes, “has been doing outstanding.” Weich posted a 0 percent error rate for the months of November, the first time the department has had 0 percent.
_ During his monthly report Bauer said the department will be looking to replace a squad car in the near future. It has 107,00 miles on it. Bauer said the other squad car CAPD uses in rotation has 90,000 miles, but has a new engine, and recommends keeping it.
_ The commission approved $27,150 in expenditures.
_ The commissions next meeting will take place on Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
