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Home›Featured›Marshfield aldermen ask for police chief’s removal

Marshfield aldermen ask for police chief’s removal

By Hub City Times
December 30, 2020
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MARSHFIELD – Marshfield aldermen are asking the city’s Fire & Police Commission to terminate Police Chief Rick Gramza’s employment.

Following a two-hour closed session on Dec. 29, the common council voted 10-0 in favor of authorizing Marshfield City Administrator Steve Barg to file formal employment-related charges against the chief.

In a prepared statement after the meeting, Mayor Bob McManus said Barg would be filing those charges with the commission on Dec. 30.

The mayor read from a statement:

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Under state statutes, McManus said the commission will have to schedule a hearing date 10-30 days after receiving the city’s formal request.

He explained:

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The mayor described the two-hour closed session as “tense.”

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The mayor said that the 10-0 vote by the common council showed that aldermen were in agreement with the Marshfield Professional Police Association, which cast a unanimous vote of “no confidence” in Chief Gramza Nov. 10.

He added:

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Under state rules, McManus said the hearing in front of the Fire & Police Commission would need to take place between Jan. 9-29.

Gramza, who turns 48 in January, was charged in early November with five counts – three felony charges of misconduct in office for acting with excessive authority, one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree sexual assault, and one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.

Gramza’s alleged victim brought allegations against the chief dating back to 2015. He acknowledges a sexual relationship, but insists the contact was consensual. Gramza is free on a $10,000 signature bond, and is due back in Wood County Circuit Court for a preliminary hearing Jan. 13.

In the meantime, he remains on paid administrative leave, and continues to receive a salary and benefit package from the city totaling just over $146,000, including an annual base wage of $104,500 and a $1,200 car allowance.

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