Wausau committee votes to enter closed session to consider personnel complaint under state statute

The Wausau Human Resources Committee on June 9 voted to enter closed session to consider a personnel matter, citing Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(f) and sections 2.06 0.04 of the City of Wausau Municipal Code.

Committee member Killian moved the motion and the committee took a roll-call voice vote. The transcript records the roll call as follows: Gisselman — aye; Killian — aye; Martins — aye; Yurney — (recorded as aye); and the final speaker recorded “I’m aye as well.” The motion passed on a roll-call voice vote; the transcript records unanimous support.

The motion’s text, as read into the record, stated the closed session was “pursuant to Wisconsin statutes 19.85, paragraph 1, section f, considering financial, medical, social, or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary considerations of specific personnel problems, or the investigation of charges against specific persons … specifically preliminary consideration of a complaint filed against certain city personnel pursuant to sections 2.06 0.04 of the City Of Wausau Municipal Code.”

Committee members moved into closed session and the transcript ends public discussion at that point. The committee did not disclose details of the complaint in the public record; statutory and municipal code citations provided the legal basis for closing the meeting.