E5. Confirmation of Police OfficersVWQ
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Striving to Exceed Expectations'
REPORT TO: Doug Russell, City Manager
FROM: Doug Overman, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Police Officer Confirmations of Officer Cale Vukonich and
Bradley Scheffler
MEETING DATE: September 7, 2021
BACKGROUND: Two police officers have completed their probationary period with the
Kalispell Police Department. As such, Officers Cale Vukonich and Bradley Scheffler are
being recommended for confirmation as Patrol Officers for the Kalispell Police
Department.
Officer Vukonich is a graduate of Columbia Falls High School and possesses a bachelor's
degree in Sociology from Rocky Mountain College in Billings. Prior to employment at the
Kalispell Police Department, Officer Vukonich was a Deputy with the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department for four years.
Officer Scheffler completed Emergency Medical Technician training and worked for the
Mammoth Lakes, CA, fire department for nearly six years between 2009 and 2015. Prior
to employment at the Kalispell Police Department, Officer Scheffler was employed by the
Santa Barbara Police Department for just short of four years where he worked as a Patrol
Officer.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Council confirm Officer Cale
Vukonich and Officer Bradley Scheffler as Police Officers with the Kalispell Police
Department.
DOUG OVERMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE