Fire and Police Commission moves into closed session to consider firefighter reappointment and 9‑1‑1 matters

The Fire and Police Commission voted to convene in closed session at its Feb. 19, 2026 executive meeting to consider a reappointment request for a former firefighter and to discuss bargaining-sensitive issues related to the City’s 9-1-1 system.

Commissioner Horowitz, who presided, identified the statutory grounds cited for the closed session as section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes for consideration of the firefighter reappointment and section 19.85(1)(e) for conducting specific public business about the City’s 9-1-1 system for which competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. He noted that after the executive session the board may reconvene in open session during the regular meeting to address those items.

Horowitz asked, “Do I have such a motion?” A motion was made and seconded. He instructed those in favor to “please signify by saying aye,” at which point a voice vote was recorded and the chair said, “Motion carries.” Horowitz then announced, “We are now in closed session.” The meeting audio does not record a roll-call vote or a numerical tally; the motion was decided by voice vote and the chair declared it approved.

Present at the executive meeting, as announced by the chair, were Commissioners Burgos, Evans, Fung, Ramey, Schneider, Spence, World Patterson and Horowitz; Commissioner Spencer was excused. Fire and Police Commission executive director Leon Todd and deputy director Jay Pusek were also noted as present. The public record provided in the meeting transcript does not include further discussion or details from the closed session.

The board’s stated next procedural step was to reconvene in open session during the regular meeting to consider or act on items discussed in closed session; the transcript does not specify the timing or agenda for that reconvened public session.