Washington County supervisors enter closed session to consider parole, security matters

At its April 2025 meeting the Washington County Board of Supervisors voted to enter a closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(d) to consider specific applications for probation, extended supervision or parole and to discuss strategy related to crime detection and prevention, including building and information-technology security.

The motion to convene the closed session was made by Supervisor Schwab and seconded by Supervisor Rick Gallus. The presiding officer called for a voice vote and the board moved into closed session; a roll-call tally was not specified on the public record. Supervisors McKillick and Chairman Tom Chandra were recorded as tardy at the time of the roll call.

Before taking that action the board accepted minutes from its March 17, 2025, meeting and the presiding officer said the meeting had been properly posted by the county clerk's office. The board specified the statutory authority for the closed session as chapter 19.85 of the Wisconsin Statutes, citing the subsection referenced on the record.

The public record after the motion shows the board moved into closed session; no further public actions or votes on the substantive matters discussed in closed session were disclosed on the transcript excerpt provided.