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Meeting Name: POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 1/13/2025 5:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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86693 11. Discussion ItemPublic Comment for the Police and Fire Commission Meeting of January 13, 2025   Not available Not available
86680 12. Discussion ItemPreliminary recommendation of the Fire Chief regarding promotions   Not available Not available
86681 13. Discussion ItemStatus update on 2025 Fire Department Recruit Academy   Not available Not available
86682 14. Discussion ItemGeneral status report on Fire Department retirements   Not available Not available
86683 15. Discussion ItemGeneral status report on Fire Department disciplinary matters   Not available Not available
86684 16. Discussion ItemConsideration and potential action to designate a Department Officer who is temporarily authorized to act as Chief of Police until such time as the Board makes a permanent appointment to the Chief of Police position   Not available Not available
86685 17. Discussion ItemPreliminary recommendation of the Police Chief regarding promotions and schedule personnel file reviews   Not available Not available
86686 18. Discussion ItemConsideration and potential action on Final Recommendations of the Police Chief following successful completion of the probationary period: i. Kyle Walling, Police Officer, effective 1/30/2025 ii. Jacob Voight, Police Officer, effective 1/30/2025 iii. Jason Baumgart, Sergeant, effective 1/21/2025 iv. Kellen Dzick, Detective, effective 2/4/2025 v. Daniel Frei, Sergeant, effective 1/21/2025 vi. Bradley Frias, Detective, effective 2/4/2025 vii. Ruben Gonzalez, Detective, effective 2/4/2025 viii. Alexa Graham, Detective, effective 2/4/2025 ix. Pamela Hallsson, Investigator, effective 2/4/2025 x. Ashley Knapp, Detective, effective 2/4/2025 xi. Jared La Porta, Detective, effective 2/4/2025 xii. Jessica Sosoka, Sergeant, effective 1/21/2025   Not available Not available
86687 19. Discussion ItemStatus update on Police Department acting positions   Not available Not available
86688 110. Discussion ItemGeneral status report on Police Department retirements and resignations   Not available Not available
86689 111. Discussion ItemConsideration and potential action on twenty-nine (29) candidates for inclusion on the Police Department eligibility list   Not available Not available
86690 112. Discussion ItemGeneral status report on Police Department disciplinary matters   Not available Not available
86691 113. 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 specific candidate(s) for designation to temporarily act as Chief of Police (if closed session is necessary) b. Preliminary recommendation of the Fire Chief for promotion of the following candidates and report on personnel file reviews: i. Firefighter Robert Luling to Lieutenant, effective 1/19/25 ii. Apparatus Engineer Derek Brown to Lieutenant, effective 1/19/25 iii. Firefighter Peter Friedericks to Lieutenant, effective 1/19/25 iv. Firefighter/Paramedic Laura Prom to Lieutenant, effective 1/19/25 v. Firefighter/Paramedic Jacob Kuehne to Lieutenant, effective 1/19/25 vi. Apparatus Engineer Robert O’Hagan to Lieutenant, effective 1/19/25 c. Preliminary recommendation of the Police Chief for promotion of the following candidates and report on personnel file reviews: i   Not available Not available
86692 114. Discussion ItemReconvene into open session to consider any remaining agenda items and to take action, if appropriate, regarding the items discussed in closed session   Not available Not available