Fire and Police Commission convenes closed session to consider senior law enforcement pay

At an executive meeting on April 17, 2025, the Fire and Police Commission voted to enter a closed session under Section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes to consider the compensation of senior law enforcement officials.

Commissioner Horowitz opened the meeting by noting those present — Commissioners Burgos, Evans, Fung, Schneider, Spence, Wuerl Patterson and Horowitz — and saying Commissioners Ramey and Spencer were excused. Horowitz asked, “Do I have such a motion?”

A commissioner identified in the record only as the mover said, “So moved, Madam Chair,” and another commissioner, identified only as the seconder, responded, “Second.” Horowitz called for discussion and then asked for a voice vote: “All those in favor, signify by saying aye.” The ayes were recorded; Horowitz then asked, “Any opposed? Any abstentions?” The chair declared, “Motion carries. We are now in closed session.”

The transcript records only the procedural motion and the commission’s unanimous voice vote among those present to convene the closed session; no further deliberations or decisions about compensation were recorded in the provided open-meeting transcript.

The commission cited Wisconsin Statutes Section 19.85(1)(c), the statutory provision permitting closed sessions to consider compensation, discipline, or performance evaluation data of specific public employees. The transcript does not include details of any compensation proposals, actions taken in the closed session, or any votes beyond the motion to convene the closed session.

The meeting record shows two commissioners were excused. The transcript does not identify the individual commissioners who moved or seconded the motion by name, and no roll-call vote with named votes was taken in the open record.