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Menomonie Police and Fire Commission directs conditional job offers to two recruits
Summary
At its April 21 meeting, the City of Menomonie Police and Fire Commission voted to direct conditional offers of employment to two candidates and placed two others on an eligibility list after convening a closed session under Wisconsin law.
MENOMONIE — At its April 21 meeting, the City of Menomonie Police and Fire Commission voted to direct the police chief to offer conditional employment to two candidates and placed two additional candidates on an eligibility list for future consideration.
The commission convened at 8:30 a.m. with President Ron Sandfort presiding; Commissioners Robin Sweeny and Martha Stratton were present and Chief Dennis Klass attended. Commissioners Tom Miller and Dave Pellett were recorded as excused. The board approved the March 2, 2026 minutes with a corrected spelling of President Sandfort’s name (motion by Martha Stratton; seconded by Robin Sweeny).
Chief Dennis Klass provided commissioners with an update on staffing; the transcript does not specify details of that update. Following the staffing discussion, commissioners voted to go into closed session under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(c) — which governs consideration of employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee — with a motion by Martha Stratton and a second from Robin Sweeny. The commission later reconvened in open session under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(2) (motion by Robin Sweeny; seconded by Martha Stratton).
In open session the commission approved a motion (moved by Robin Sweeny; seconded by Martha Stratton) directing Chief Klass to offer conditional employment to Seth Loberg and Noah Hughes. The motion also instructed that Steven Pfeiffer and Bennett Czeczok be placed on an eligibility list for future consideration. The meeting minutes record the outcome as "motion carried." The transcript does not provide vote tallies or further conditions attached to the offers.
The meeting adjourned at 11:33 a.m. on a motion by Robin Sweeny, seconded by Martha Stratton. Minutes were submitted by Martha L. Stratton.
Details not specified in the minutes include the terms or conditions of the conditional offers, the positions/paygrades for the candidates, and whether the candidates have completed background checks or other pre-employment steps.
