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Police and Fire Commission approves routine items and confirms two candidates after closed session
Summary
At its Feb. 5 meeting the commission approved the agenda, minutes and monthly bills by voice vote, convened in closed session to review six backgrounds and confirmed two candidates; the meeting adjourned after the confirmations.
The Police and Fire Commission met Feb. 5 and completed routine business before entering closed session to consider personnel backgrounds and confirmations.
The commission approved the day's agenda after a motion by Rashad with a second from Commissioner Dorff. The January 8 minutes were approved following a motion by Commissioner Dorff and a second from Commissioner Sherman. The commission then received the budget status report and placed it on file and authorized payment of monthly bills (pre-employment physicals and psych evaluations) after motions and seconds; all were approved by voice vote.
Under Wisconsin open-meeting law the commission convened in closed session to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance-evaluation data of public employees, citing Wisconsin Statutes sections discussed at the meeting. The chair later reported that the commission reviewed six backgrounds in closed session and confirmed two candidates. "We reviewed 6 backgrounds, and of those 6, 2 candidates confirm," the chair said upon return to open session. A motion to confirm was made by Commissioner Sherman and seconded by Commissioner Cobb.
Why it matters: the confirmations and approvals are the formal actions by which the commission maintains staffing and administrative operations for public-safety services. The meeting record shows voice votes with no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript.
Details: motions recorded in the transcript included the motion to enter closed session (mover: Commissioner Dorff; seconder: Commissioner Sherman), the motion to confirm candidates (mover: Commissioner Sherman; seconder: Commissioner Cobb) and the motion to adjourn (mover: Commissioner Dorff; seconder: Commissioner Shorten). The transcript indicates each motion passed on voice vote; the meeting did not record specific vote counts.
Next steps: the commission set its next regular meeting for March 5 unless a special request requires an earlier date.
