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Commission approves promotion, advances patrol candidates as chiefs report staffing and fire station progress
Summary
The Green Bay Police and Fire Commission unanimously approved promoting Eric Meyer to detective and advanced several patrol officer candidates after closed-session interviews and background reviews. Police and fire chiefs reported upcoming recruit graduations, recent lateral hires and plans for a new fire station expected to begin construction in
The Green Bay Police and Fire Commission on Nov. 6 unanimously supported promoting Eric Meyer to detective and advanced multiple patrol officer candidates after reviewing backgrounds and completing interviews in closed session.
The action followed closed-session consideration of three personnel items under Wisconsin Statutes section 19.85. The commission reported reviewing nine candidate backgrounds; three candidates withdrew voluntarily, three were rejected, and three were moved forward to interviews. The commission also completed three interviews and continued each of those candidates in the hiring process. Chair reported the promotion of Eric Meyer to detective was supported unanimously.
Chief Steve Davis, speaking in open session, said, “I think you may have received the latest sworn staffing numbers, but right now we are at a total of 172 out of 190 positions and of those, 154 are fully deployable.” Davis said several officers are on military leave, injured, or in varying stages of field training. He said the department expects to hire six to eight new staff on Monday, including three lateral hires.
Fire leadership reported a recruit class that graduates the following day at 10 a.m. at NWTC Auditorium. The fire chief said the council authorized over-hiring by two positions to cover anticipated retirements this fall; the recruit program lasts eight weeks and the new hires begin immediately. The fire chief also described the fire station project: demolition is complete, work with the development team is ongoing, design prints should be available at a future meeting, and construction is estimated to start in 2026 or 2027 with an 18-month construction period.
Commission members asked procedural and timeline questions about the fire station project and staffing. The commission confirmed the closed-session outcomes and the promotion by voice vote before adjourning.
What the commission decided: the promotion of Eric Meyer to detective was approved; three patrol candidates were continued to interview, and three interviewed candidates were continued in the process. No disciplinary or adverse employment actions were reported.
Reporters' note: closed-session personnel deliberations were cited under Wisconsin Statutes section 19.85; the commission reported counts and outcomes when it reconvened in open session.
