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Meeting Name: POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 1/12/2026 5:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Virtual meeting via Zoom
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91470 11. Discussion ItemPublic Comment for Police and Fire Commission Meeting of January 12, 2026   Not available Not available
91471 12. Discussion ItemNotice of City Council's adoption of amendments to the Elected and Appointed Official Code of Conduct   Not available Not available
91472 13. Discussion ItemConsideration and potential action regarding the final recommendation of the Fire Chief to promote/hire candidates following the successful completion of the probationary period: i. Derek Brown, Lieutenant, effective January 19, 2026 ii. Jacob Kuehne, Lieutenant, effective January 19, 2026 iii. Robert Luling, Lieutenant, effective January 19, 2026 iv. Robert O’Hagan, Lieutenant, effective January 19, 2026 v. Laura Prom, Lieutenant, effective January 19, 2026   Not available Not available
91473 14. Discussion ItemGeneral status update on 2026 Fire Recruit Academy-Class 63   Not available Not available
91474 15. Discussion ItemGeneral status update on 2026 Apparatus Engineer Promotional Process   Not available Not available
91475 16. Discussion ItemGeneral status report on Fire Department retirements and resignations   Not available Not available
91476 17. Discussion ItemGeneral status report on Fire Department disciplinary matters   Not available Not available
91477 18. Discussion ItemConsider the preliminary recommendation of the Police Chief regarding promotion of candidate and schedule personnel file review   Not available Not available
91478 19. Discussion ItemConsideration and potential action regarding the final recommendation of the Police Chief to promote/hire candidates following the successful completion of the probationary period: i. Sam Brier, Sergeant, effective February 2, 2026 ii. James Brown, Sergeant, effective February 2, 2026 iii. Kyle Dabbs, Sergeant, effective February 2, 2026 iv. Lucas Hale, Sergeant, effective February 2, 2026 v. Tyler Hess, Detective, effective February 2, 2026 vi. Korrie Rondorf, Detective, effective February 2, 2026 vii. Jessica Wolf, Detective, effective February 2, 2026   Not available Not available
91479 110. Discussion ItemStatus update regarding Police Department probationary status extension   Not available Not available
91480 111. Discussion ItemSchedule special meeting dates to consider Police Department eligibility list and hiring list   Not available Not available
91481 112. Discussion ItemGeneral status report on Police Department retirements and resignations   Not available Not available
91482 113. Discussion ItemGeneral status report on Police Department disciplinary matters   Not available Not available
91483 114. Discussion ItemContemplated closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c) to discuss and take action, if appropriate, regarding employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility; specifically: a. Consider the preliminary recommendation of the Fire Chief for the promotion of the following candidates and report on personnel file reviews: i. Tim Gorzalski, Lieutenant to Division Chief, effective January 18, 2026 ii. David Bridges, Lieutenant to Division Chief, effective January 18, 2026 iii. Daniel Barnard, Apparatus Engineer to Lieutenant, effective January 18, 2026 iv. Ethan Dade, Apparatus Engineer to Lieutenant, effective January 18, 2026 v. Eric Fredrickson, Apparatus Engineer to Lieutenant, effective January 18, 2026 vi. Jeffrey Kundert, Apparatus Engineer to Lieutenant, effective January 18, 2026 vii. Mark Miller, Firefighter/EMT to Lieutenant, effective February 1, 2026 viii. Jameson Duhr, Firefighter/EMT to Apparatus Engineer, effective January 18, 2026 ix. Rober   Not available Not available
91484 115. Discussion ItemReconvene into open session and take action regarding the items discussed in closed session, if appropriate   Not available Not available