In addition to approving the purchase of a new dump truck for the city, Sandusky’s City Council will meet tonight to discuss and potentially approve the new police chief contract.
Despite plans to review and discuss the tentative contract for chosen police chief finalist Steve McKenny last week during the September 15 meeting, City Manager Dave Faber shared that the contract was not ready as of yet. When Faber gave this update, city attorney Scott Radloff was working on the contract, and expected it to be finished within the week.
This was a major sticking point for several council members, with councilmen Todd Hillman and Brad Harris making it clear that the council members needed time to properly go through the contract, and Harris saying that if the council did not receive the contract with enough time to review it, any associated special meeting would be cancelled. A special meeting to officially review and approve the contract is tentatively set for today, September 22 at 5:00 p.m., with a personnel committee meeting to be held half an hour prior at 4:30 p.m.
If the contract is approved by the council, McKenny would be replacing Police Chief Brett Lester, who officially retired on September 1, 2025. Sandusky police officer Matthew Gezequel is currently serving as the city’s police chief in the interim. McKenny, who serves as the liaison officer for the Sandusky Community School District, retired from 25 years of service at the Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office in 2023.
