 The council also approved the appointment of Captain Lonnie Neiman as the interim police chief, effective July 13th. Speaking on KMA's morning line program recently, Nebraska City Mayor Brian Beckett says the council felt it was important to recognize Lacey for his over four decades of service to the community. He joined as a patrolman in 81, and he was promoted to sergeant 10 years later in 91, and then he was promoted to captain in 2004.