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Lodi Police Commission advances police chief candidates after closed interviews
Summary
The Lodi Police Commission met March 12, 2026, convened a closed session under Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(c) for police chief interviews and voted to move forward with candidates selected there. The commission set its next meeting for March 19 at 5:30 p.m.
The Lodi Police Commission voted to move forward with candidates for police chief after conducting closed-session interviews on March 12, 2026. The motion to advance the candidates was made by Commissioner Jason Lichucki and seconded by Commissioner Mackenzie Rausch-Miller; the minutes record the motion but do not include a roll-call tally for that specific action.
Chair Stephanie Beckman opened the meeting at 1:02 p.m. and roll call recorded Commissioners Beckman, Lichucki and Rausch-Miller as present. Commissioner Don Schultz is listed as joining at 1:14 p.m. and leaving at 7:00 p.m. during the closed session; Tom McGowan was noted absent. Others present included City Administrator Jennifer Sweeney and attendees identified in the minutes as police chief candidates.
Before the closed session, the commission approved the March 5, 2026 minutes on a motion by Commissioner Lichucki, seconded by Commissioner Rausch-Miller; the minutes record a voice vote of all ayes. The body then moved into closed session under Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(c) "to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee" for the purpose of police chief interviews; the motion to convene to closed session (Lichucki/Rausch-Miller) passed on roll call with Commissioners Beckman, Rausch-Miller and Lichucki recorded as voting Aye and no Nays.
After returning to open session, the commission recorded a motion (Lichucki/Rausch-Miller) to proceed with the candidates selected in closed session. The minutes do not identify which candidates were selected or provide further detail about terms, rank-ordering, or next steps for appointment; the record notes only that the commission "moved forward with the candidates selected in closed session." Chair Beckman confirmed the commission's next meeting would be Thursday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m.
The minutes were prepared by City Administrator Jennifer Sweeney.
