The Green Bay Police and Fire Commission on Sept. 17 completed closed‑session background reviews and interviews for patrol officer candidates and voted to continue three candidates in the hiring process while three others requested to withdraw.

The meeting record shows commissioners convened in closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c) to consider employment‑related matters, including candidate interviews and background reviews. Commissioners reported that six candidate backgrounds were reviewed; three candidates asked to withdraw from the hiring process, and the commission conducted interviews with the remaining three candidates and elected to continue all three in the process.

Commission staff reported the closed‑session outcome when the meeting reconvened in open session. The commission then moved to confirm the closed‑session report; a motion and second were made and the chair called a voice vote in which no opposition or abstentions were recorded.

The commission did not publish candidate names, timetables for the next steps, or specific reasons for the three withdrawals during the public session. The record shows the commission will proceed with the three continued candidates, but no dates were provided for subsequent steps in the hiring process.

The commission also noted that two agenda items (E1 and E2) covered the background reviews and interviews; both were completed during closed session and reported back in open session.