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Muskego commission votes to enter closed session to discuss litigation, fatal-crash probe and personnel complaint policy
Summary
The Muskego City Police and Fire Commission moved and voted to convene a closed session to receive updates on John R. LaPlante v. City of Muskego (E.D. Wis., 24CV-215), discuss an ongoing fatal crash investigation from 07/28/2024 in New Berlin, and consider policy on handling an unfounded complaint against an officer; the motion cited Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(g) and (1)(c).
During the meeting the clerk read a motion that the commission convene a closed session to address three specific matters: (1) an update on the litigation John R. LaPlante v. City of Muskego, Eastern District of Wisconsin, case no. 24CV-215, to be presented by the police chief and city attorney; (2) an ongoing investigation into a fatal traffic crash on July 28, 2024, in the city of New Berlin; and (3) the commission’s policy for handling an unfounded complaint filed against a police officer.
The reading of closed-session topics cited Wisconsin Statute Section 19.85(1)(g) (conferring with legal counsel regarding litigation strategy) and § 19.85(1)(c) (considering employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of public employees) as the legal basis for convening in closed session.
A motion to enter closed session was called for and seconded; the transcript does not clearly identify the mover and seconder. The clerk then took a roll call: Commissioners Cusco, Jasky, Boyer, Havel and Hammond each answered "yes." The presiding officer announced that the commission was now in closed session.
The commission’s vote to convene closed session was a formal procedural action; no substantive deliberations from the closed session were included in the public record. When the body returns to open session, any public actions or recommendations arising from the closed session will be recorded in the minutes, consistent with state law.
