CCR2021033-Recognition for Service - Chief Rens
COMMON COUNCIL – CITY OF MUSKEGO
RESOLUTION #033-2021
RECOGNITION OF 30 YEARS OF SERVICE
RICHARD L. RENS – MUSKEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Whereas, Richard L. Rens began his career on April 15, 1991 with the City of Muskego Police
Department as a police officer and was promoted to Sergeant on February 19, 2001; and
Whereas, Sergeant Rens was promoted to the position of Staff Sergeant on March 3, 2002 and
then to Lieutenant on May 8, 2007; and
Whereas, Lieutenant Rens was promoted to Captain on January 18, 2013 and then to Chief on
January 6, 2017; and
Whereas, Chief Rens served on the Muskego Police SWAT Team as a Sniper and Team Leader;
and
Whereas, Chief Rens attended a Command Officer Development Course at the Southern Police
Institute in 2003 and attended FBI Regional Command College in 2015; and
Whereas, Chief Rens was President of the Waukesha County Chiefs of Police Association in
2020; and
Whereas, Chief Rens received a Letters of Commendation of for implementation of new Computer
Aided Dispatch/Records Management System in 2008 and for Meritorious Actions for Leadership
during 11-hour standoff with a barricaded subject in 2012; and
Whereas, as Chief of Police, Chief Rens oversaw construction of a new state of the art Police
Station in 2019, created Officer Wellness Program, became agency re-accredited by Wisconsin
Law Enforcement Accreditation Group, and the City was in the Top 10 Safest City’s list in
Wisconsin from 2016 as #1 through 2020 and in the Top 100 Safest City’s list in the United States
from 2017 through 2020.
Whereas, Chief Rens is a dedicated and proud employee of the City of Muskego Police
Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Muskego does
hereby recognize and appreciate the 30 years of dedicated service provided by Chief Richard L.
Rens to the citizens of the City of Muskego.
DATED THIS 23rd DAY OF MARCH 2021.
Mayor Rick Petfalski Ald. Robert Wolfe
Ald. Bob Hammel Ald. John Terrence
Ald. Thomas Kapusta Ald. John Engelhardt
Ald. Kevin Kubacki Ald. Eileen Madden