HORICON — A settlement may be near for a Horicon police officer accused of 15 charges.
The Horicon Police and Fire Commission was scheduled to meet Monday and today to continue an evidentiary hearing involving officer William Pansier. Instead, a memo from Horicon city attorney Doug Plier said the city council will consider a negotiated settlement at a meeting on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The council will meet in closed session and then move into open session where any such agreement must be approved. It is unclear if any of the settlement details will be made public.
Seven of the 15 charges against Pansier stem from his attendance at the Wisconsin Narcotics Officers Association Convention in Green Bay on Aug. 19 to 21.
The charges allege that Pansier did not attend any of the educational seminars or portions of the convention. He was chosen for the convention because he is part of the Dodge County Multi-jurisdictional Drug Task Force. As such, he is required to attend.
Seven other charges against Pansier accuse him of not issuing citations after giving warnings that required action from the person warned. The final charge against Pansier states that he did not complete an investigation after a request for additional work from the Dodge County District Attorney’s Office.