(KLZA)-- The Falls City Council approved the appointment of Joe Buckminster to serve as as Ward II City Council member Monday night.
Buckminster will serve the remainder of the term of Lucas Froeschl who resigned due to a job change.
The Council also approved Mayor Shawna Bindles appointment of Jamison Baker as Chief of Police. Baker's appointment will be effective July 7. He will replace Duane Armbruster who is retiring as Chief.
Baker currently is the Assistant Chief of Police and investigator for the Falls City Police Department.
Also approved during the meeting was the appointment of Levi Jones of Falls City as a member of the Falls City Police Department.
Jones will begin his duties May 3. He will be attending the Nebraska State Patrol Training Center in the Fall to become a certified officer in Nebraska.
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