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Slinger Police Commission holds closed session to interview police chief candidates
Summary
On Sept. 17, 2024, the Village of Slinger Police Commission invoked Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) to hold a closed session to interview candidates for police chief; the commission returned to open session at 8:21 p.m. and adjourned at 8:22 p.m. No appointment is recorded in the minutes.
The Village of Slinger Police Commission met on Sept. 17, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at 300 Slinger Road. Chairperson Ken Leeson called the meeting to order and confirmed that notice and open meeting law requirements had been met.
After approving the minutes from the commission’s Sept. 3, 2024 meeting (a motion by Rob Schmid, seconded by Craig Wolf), the commission voted to enter closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) to consider employment, promotion or performance evaluation data and to interview candidates for the position of police chief. Craig Wolf moved to enter closed session, Ken Vlasak seconded, and a roll call vote at 5:01 p.m. recorded yeas from Leeson, Schmid, Vlasak, Dukelow and Wolf. The commission specifically allowed Chief of Police Dean Schmidt and Village Administrator Margaret Wilber to attend the closed session.
The minutes record the commission returning to open session at 8:21 p.m.; Rob Schmid moved to return to open session and Craig Wolf seconded, with a unanimous roll call vote. The commission adjourned at 8:22 p.m. on a motion by Ken Vlasak, seconded by John Dukelow. The minutes do not record any public appointment or other final action regarding the police chief in open session.
The closed session was authorized and conducted pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1), which permits governmental bodies to consider personnel matters in closed session. The minutes do not provide candidate names, interview details or any subsequent personnel decisions in the public record. The commission’s actions in the minutes were limited to motions to enter and exit closed session and to adjourn.
