Police and Fire Commission (Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month at 4:45 p.m.)

POLICE & FIRE COMMISSION Agenda WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023–6:00 PM Government Center Room 204 Video Call Link: Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 214 828 908 572 Passcode: RbtBZ4 Dial In Option: +1 872-242-8028; 186 100 609# MEMBERS: Arthur Gil de Lamadrid, Maria Cuzzo, Tom Johnson, Akela Lloyd, Brett Foote COUNCIL REP: Brent Fennessey 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 ROLL CALL 3 RECOGNITION OF NOTICE TO PUBLIC 4 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Special PFC meeting held 06/14/2023) 5 POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATES 6 NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Approve amended PFC rules for Lateral Transfer Applicant changes 6.2 Approve Police Officer exam plan 6.3 Review Police Officer interview questions (in closed session) The discussion to Review Police Officer interview questions will be adjourned into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c), Considering employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. 7 ADJOURNMENT Notice is hereby given that a majority of the members of the Common Council may be present at the meeting, and although this may constitute a quorum of the Common Council, the Council will not take any action at this meeting. ********************************************************************************************* Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if you are in need of an accommodation to participate in the public meeting process, please call (715) 395-7200 by 4:30 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled meeting date (OR dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service). The City will attempt to accommodate any request depending on the amount of notice received. ********************************************************************************************* In compliance with Wisconsin Open Meetings Law, this agenda was posted at the following locations: Superior Government Center, Douglas County Courthouse, and online at https://www.ci.superior.wi.us/agendacenter. It was also emailed to the Superior Telegram and the Superior Public Library. This meeting may be called into closed session under WI State Statute Sections 19.85 (1) (c) which cite as follows: ‘Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data for any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility’. POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION Minutes June 14, 2023 Regular Meeting The meeting was called to order by Arthur Gil de Lamadrid at 6:00 pm on June 14th, 2023 in Government Center Room 204. 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 ROLL CALL PRESENT: Akela Lloyd, Brent Fennessey, Tom Johnson, Arthur Gil de Lamadrid, Brett Foote* ABSENT: Maria Cuzzo CITY STAFF PRESENT: HR Director Janigo, Assistant Chief of Police Kiel*, Fire Chief Vollbrecht, Administrative Assistant Nikki Holmberg *Attended Virtually 3 RECOGNITION OF NOTICE TO PUBLIC 4 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.1 Police and Fire Commission (Special Meeting held 05/24/2023) Motion by Tom Johnson, second by Akela Lloyd, and carried to approve the minutes from the May 24, 2023 meeting 5 POLICE AND FIRE UPDATES Assistant Chief Kiel states there are two officers currently in field training, three in recruit school, they are in the process of backgrounding three candidates, and they received a lateral transfer application recently. Today started the cleanup for the homeless encampment; so far there have been zero issues. Chief Vollbrecht briefly discussed the recent Nottingham Apartment fire. The SFD airboat is on the water, the department is currently getting the operators trained. Two new firefighters completed the academy through LSC and two others will be starting orientation tomorrow. 6 NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Letter from Chief Alexander; Mundell completion of probation Motion by Brett Foote, second by Tom Johnson. Motion Carried. 6.2 Letter from Chief Vollbrecht: Elliot promotion to MPO 6.3 Letter from Chief Vollbrecht; Freer promotion to Captain 6.4 Letter from Chief Vollbrecht; Prendergast promotion to Captain Motion to bundle items 6.2, 6.3, & 6.4 and receive and file by Akela Lloyd, second by Tom Johnson. Motion carried. 6.5 Approve written exam exemption for Police Officer lateral transfer candidate Assistant Chief Kiel states the Police Department is requesting a one-time written exam exemption for lateral transfer applicant Katherine Bland; she has been with Madison PD for about 8 years. Over the course of many years of the written test, only a couple people have Page 1 of 2  failed. The exemption would speed up the hiring process which is important to not lose quality candidates to neighboring departments. Motion by Tom Johnson, second by Akela Lloyd, and carried to approve the written exam exemption for lateral transfer applicant Katherine Bland. 6.6 Discuss Police Officer lateral transfer testing process; possible changes There was discussion on eliminating the written exam for lateral transfer applicants. There are different levels of lateral transfer applicants which would need to be considered. HR Director Janigo will draft some language to bring to the next PFC meeting for approval. No Action 6.7 Review Police Officer interview questions (In closed session) Motion by Arthur Gil de Lamadrid, second by Akela Lloyd, to go into closed session at 6:38 PM. Motion by Brett Foote, second by Akela Lloyd, to go back into open session at 6:59 PM. 7 ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn by Tom Johnson, second by Akela Lloyd, and carried to adjourn at 7:00PM. Submitted by Nikki Holmberg Page 2 of 2