WESTON, WI (WSAU) — Clay Shulz’s time with the Everest Metro Police Department will come to an end in early 2024.
Everest Metro Police Commission President Dave Eisenreich has confirmed that Schulz will retire on February 1st, ending a six year run in the position.
No reason for the move was given, though Eisenreich did release a statement thanking Schulz for his service.
“We sincerely appreciate the two decades of dedicated service that Chief Schulz has given to help make the Everest Metro area a safe place to live and work. We wish him the best of luck as he embarks on the next phase of his life,” said Eisenreich in an email to WSAU News.
Schulz took over for Wally Sparks in the spring of 2017. Sparks later served Weston as a village trustee and village president before moving out of the area.
Wausau Pilot and Review obtained a statement from the Wisconsin Professional Police Association late last week which also thanked Schulz for his service. The Association also noted that Schulz’s last day will be February 1st.
“On behalf of the Everest Metro Professional Police Association, the officers appreciate the many years of service that Clayton Schulz has provided to this community, and they look forward working collaboratively with the Police Commission and other governmental leaders to ensure the dedication and high quality services that the public expects and deserves,” read the statement, obtained by Wausau Pilot and Review.
Schulz has not commented on the statement.
Schulz has been the subject of a sexual harassment investigation brought on by a female employee, who is not a sworn officer with the Department. Leaders with the Everest Metro Police Commission made a motion to terminate her following a closed-session meeting in late November, but that failed for lack of a second. Instead, her office was moved out of the EMPD headquarters and into the Weston Municipal Center.
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Chief Schulz has called the allegations frivolous and denied any wrongdoing. The Everest Metro Police Commission declined to take action against him after an independent investigation into the complaint.
WSAU News has reached out to Ben Hitchcock Cross, the attorney representing the employee who made the complaint, for comment.
