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Votes at a glance: Fire and Police Commission approves personnel moves, eligible lists and administrative updates
Summary
Following the reappointment vote for Chief Jeffrey Norman, the FPC approved a series of routine personnel actions June 26, 2025, including promotions, reappointments, eligible lists and lateral transfers. The commission also received a communication about several MPD SOP updates, including juvenile interview room changes for compliance.
The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission approved multiple personnel and administrative items at its June 26, 2025, meeting following the chief reappointment vote. Actions included adoption of the consent agenda, confirmations of eligible lists and several promotions and reappointments.
Major outcomes (selected)
- Consent agenda (Items 2–9, files FPC‑212086 through FPC‑212093): Adopted by general consent. Items covered meeting minutes, appointments to Office Assistant and Police Services Specialist Investigator positions, and creation of several eligible lists and job announcement bulletins for the Milwaukee Police Department.
- Item 11 (FPC‑212094): Heavy equipment operator eligible list for the Milwaukee Fire Department — approved (voice vote).
- Item 12 (FPC‑212095): Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department about recent amendments to multiple SOPs (SOP 265, SOP 270, SOP 750, SOP 870 and related instructions). Commissioners were told the changes were administrative in nature; the department added three juvenile interview rooms at the Police Administration Building to comply with the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. This was a communication item; no commission action required.
- Item 13 (FPC‑212105): Executive director report on FPC staffing and operations — informational; director said recruitment and classes are scheduled for August.
- Item 14 (FPC‑212096): Reappointment of Jason Powell to Emergency Communications Officer I — approved by roll call.
- Item 15 (FPC‑212097): Promotion of Christopher W. Deli to fire captain — approved by roll call.
- Item 16 (FPC‑212098): Exemption request for the Amory (Overdose Response) practitioner position — approved (voice vote). The department said the role requires unique qualifications beyond typical rank structure.
- Item 17 (FPC‑212099): Reappointment of former firefighter recruit Alexis T. Robinson to the next available class (per reappointment rule for vacancies) — approved by roll call; director clarified the reappointment mechanism applies only when a vacancy exists that cannot otherwise be filled from the existing eligible list.
- Item 18 (FPC‑212100): Appointments of Michael Valdez, Chase Volczyk, Kevin Murphy, Jonathan Tollabing and Joshua Sopcak as police officer lateral transfers — approved (voice vote).
- Item 19 (FPC‑212101): Promotion of Anthony F. Rupert to police records supervisor — approved by roll call.
- Item 20 (FPC‑212102): Reappointments of former recruit police officers Cade McGowan and Jejuan McVay — approved by roll call.
- Item 21 (FPC‑212103): Reappointment request of former recruit police officer Bridal Katz — the commission placed the matter on file following closed‑session interviews and a prior hearing.
Nut graf: Most of the items were routine personnel matters and administrative updates; the commission took roll‑call votes on promotions and reappointments and used general consent or voice votes for many eligible lists and simple approvals.
Details and procedure
The consent agenda was adopted without debate after the director read the items into the record. The MPD representative described the SOP changes as administrative, with the substantive addition being three juvenile interview rooms added at the Police Administration Building to satisfy state/federal compliance inspections. Assistant Chief Craig Sarno confirmed the juvenile interview room change was to comply with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.
Ending: The commission adjourned after completing these items; a full docket of personnel moves and departmental communications will be reflected in the official Legistar record for FPC files FPC‑212086 through FPC‑212103.
