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Police and Fire Commission affirms report after closed-session review of three patrol officer candidates
Summary
At a May 28 special meeting, the Police and Fire Commission reviewed three patrol officer candidates in closed session, decided to continue one in the hiring process and rejected two, and then confirmed that report in open session by unanimous voice vote of members present.
The Police and Fire Commission met in a special session on May 28 and, after a closed-session review of three patrol officer candidates, decided to continue one candidate in the hiring process and reject two others, the commission reported.
The meeting opened as a special session replacing the regular June meeting. The chair cited Wisconsin statutes permitting closed sessions to consider employment and personnel matters and the commission voted to enter closed session following a motion by Commissioner Cobb, seconded by Commissioner Sherman. The motion carried with all present voting in favor; no opposition was recorded.
After reconvening in open session, the chair said, “We reviewed the backgrounds of three candidates. We chose to continue one of those candidates in the hiring process, and we rejected the other two.” Commissioner Sherman moved to confirm that report; Commissioner Cobb seconded. The commission again voted with all present in favor and confirmed the report.
The actions at the meeting were procedural and personnel-focused: the commission used the statutory closed-session authority to review candidate backgrounds and then formally confirmed the results in open session. The transcript records the outcome but does not provide candidate names, evaluation details, or the specific next steps for the candidate who was advanced.
With no further business, the chair adjourned the special meeting by general consent.
