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Fire and Police Commission enters closed session to consider battalion chief appointment
Summary
The Fire and Police Commission voted to convene in closed session April 16 under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(c) to consider an appointment to the battalion chief position; the motion was moved and seconded and the presiding commissioner declared the motion carried. Commissioner Evans was excused; Executive Director Leon Todd and Deputy Director J. Poussek were noted as present.
The Fire and Police Commission voted to convene in closed session Thursday, April 16, to consider an appointment to the battalion chief position, Commissioner Horwitz said.
The action was proposed under section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes, which the commission cited as the legal basis for a personnel-related closed session. Commissioner Horwitz listed the commissioners present, noted that Commissioner Evans was excused, and said Executive Director Leon Todd and Deputy Director J. Poussek were also present.
"The matter has been moved and seconded," the presiding commissioner said before calling for a voice vote. The record captures three spoken "Aye" responses; no opposition or abstentions were recorded in the public portion of the meeting and the presiding commissioner declared, "Motion carries. We are now in closed session."
The transcript does not identify who made or seconded the motion, nor does it record a roll-call vote tied to individual commissioners. The publicly recorded portion of the meeting ended with the commission convening in closed session to discuss the battalion chief appointment; no details about candidates or subsequent actions were disclosed in the public record.
Present and noted at the start of the session were commissioners listed by the presiding commissioner, Executive Director Leon Todd, and Deputy Director J. Poussek. Commissioner Evans was recorded as excused.
The commission did not take further public action in the remaining recorded segments. Any formal personnel decisions, votes, or related materials that occurred while in closed session are not part of the public transcript.
