Sheriff and fire chief report arrests and operational activity; SROs busy with spring sports

Sheriff Cape told the commission an arrest has been made in connection with multiple burglaries and reported that the sheriff's office is fully staffed; he also said School Resource Officers are occupied with spring sports schedules.

Fire Department representative Matt Kelley provided a detailed operational update for January: "The Fire Department responded to two structured fires, one fire alarm, 19 brush fires, one vehicle fire, 19 wrecks, four mutual aid calls in Dodge County, and 16 miscellaneous calls." Kelley said the department's training facility remains under construction and is still months from completion.

The meeting record did not include follow‑up orders, budget requests, or operational changes tied to these reports; no formal votes or directives were recorded in the transcript.