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Hortonville police chief's future in hands of police commission

Closed door meetings this week to decide fate
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The fate of Hortonville's police chief is the subject of a closed door meeting at the Village Hall Monday night. 
 
Chief Michael Sullivan is facing accusations from officers and village leaders of intimidation and discriminatory conduct.
 
Members the police commission who have been overhearing this case since December 20th are combing through more than 75 pages of documents that have been submitted by attorneys since then.
 
Village leaders brought complaints against Sullivan in November, claiming his policies discouraged officers' rights.
 
He's also accused of interfering with an investigation against him, and using offensive nicknames for Village employees.
 
In a 45 page argument, prosecutors claim all officers who brought complaints against Sullivan are now targets, and to avoid a "police state," Sullivan must be terminated.
 
But defense attorneys argue just cause was not met, claiming Village leaders were motivated to indict him for not catering to village leaders' needs.
 
On January 27th, Sullivan submitted an affidavit denying the vast majority of claims against him.
 
But Village attorneys are now demanding that affidavit be thrown out, claiming it's an attempt to add "facts" that aren't relevant to this case.
 
There's another closed hearing this Thursday before a decision can be made.