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

POLICE & FIRE COMMISSION Agenda WEDNESDAY, May 1st, 2024–4:45 PM – *Special Meeting* Government Center Room 204 Video Call Link: Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 261 022 634 059 Passcode: u2LKBr Dial In Option: +1 872-242-8028; Phone Conference ID: 340 509 273# ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 (Police and Fire Commission Meeting held 03/13/2024) 5 POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATES 6 NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Letter from Chief Vollbrecht – Resignation, Blankenship 6.2 Letter from Chief Vollbrecht – Completion of Probation, Kealey-Swenson 6.3 Letter from Chief Winterscheidt – Promotion, Lear 6.4 Letter from Chief Winterscheidt – Promotion, Harriman 6.5 Letter from Chief Winterscheidt – Promotion, Rude 6.6 Letter from Chief Winterscheidt – Promotion, Holmgren 6.7 Revision to Hiring Practice – Chief Vollbrecht 6.8 Approve Police Officer certified hire list 6.9 Approve new Police Officer exam plan 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’. 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. Police and Fire Commission Agenda 05/01/2024; page 1 of 2  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 on 04/29/2024 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. Police and Fire Commission Agenda 05/01/2024; page 2 of 2 POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION Minutes March 13, 2024 Regular Meeting The meeting was called to order by Tom Johnson at 4:56 pm on March 13th, 2024 in Government Center Room 204. 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 ROLL CALL PRESENT: Akela Lloyd, Tom Johnson, Brett Foote*, Maria Cuzzo*, Arthur Gil de Lamadrid (entered meeting at 4:59PM)* CITY STAFF PRESENT: HR Director Janigo, Police Chief Winterscheidt, Fire Chief Vollbrecht *Attended Virtually 3 RECOGNITION OF NOTICE TO PUBLIC 4 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.1 Police and Fire Commission (Meeting held 01/31/24) Motion by Brett Foote, second by Akela Lloyd, and carried to approve the minutes from 01/31/24. 5 POLICE AND FIRE UPDATES Chief Winterscheidt gave an update on calls and cases within the Police Department for the month of February 2024. A Live911 system is in the works; this will allow officers to hear the actual 911 call in the squad to provide better situational awareness. The department received a grant for a barrier system which will be used to block traffic for special events. Station 3 renovation project is underway with architects, the designs should be completed by the end of this week with construction possibly starting next Spring. The Fire Department will be requesting approval 03/14/2024 from the Finance Committee for an electric firetruck purchase, it will go to council in April 2024 if approved. Chief Vollbrecht briefly discussed recent trainings and calls for the month of February 2024. 6 NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Letter from Chief Vollbrecht – Promotion to MPO, Abrahamson 6.2 Letter from Chief Alexander – Promotion to MPO, Van Meter 6.3 Letter from Chief Vollbrecht – Resignation, Webber 6.4 Letter from Chief Vollbrecht- Resignation, Winters Motion to bundle items 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4, and receive and file by Maria Cuzzo, second by Akela Lloyd. Motion carried. 6.5 Revision to Hiring Practice – Chief Vollbrecht The Fire Department recently completed the second round of firefighter interviews. A couple of their top candidates do not currently have an EMT license, but they are on track to complete the program May 2024. Chief Vollbrecht requests a one-time exception to hire candidates while they are currently in an EMT course to get the background process started. Page 1 of 2  MOTION by Brett Foote, second by Maria Cuzzo, and carried to approve a one-time revision to the hiring process to hire a candidate currently enrolled in an EMT course. MOTION by Brett Foote, second by Maria Cuzzo, to amend the above motion to approve a one-time revision to the hiring process to hire a candidate currently enrolled in an EMT course with the requirement the candidate has passed the EMT test by July 31, 2024. 6.6 Update on Police Officer Testing Process The current testing process opened on February 19th, 2024; there are 5 qualified applicants with 1-2 being lateral candidates. The written test will be April 2nd and April 3rd, interviews and PRT will be April 20th. 6.7 Review Police Officer Interview Questions (refer to closed session) MOTION by Akela Lloyd to go into closed session at 5:17 PM, second by Brett Foote. MOTION by Akela Lloyd to go back into open session at 5:41 PM, second by Arthur Gil de Lamadrid. 7 ADJOURNMENT Motion by Maria Cuzzo, second by Arthur Gil de Lamadrid, and carried to adjourn at 5:41 PM. Submitted by Nikki Kalan Page 2 of 2  Superior Fire Department Camron Vollbrecht, Fire Chief Phone: (715) 395-1680 Superior Fire Department FireDept4@ci.superior.wi.us 3326 Tower Avenue www.ci.superior.wi.us Superior, WI 54880 April 22, 2024 TO: Police & Fire Commission Members FROM: Camron Vollbrecht, Fire Chief REF: Resignation For your information and records, Probationary Firefighter Mason Blankenship resigned effective April 27, 2024. Thank you, Camron Vollbrecht Fire Chief CV/ah c: Human Resources Probationary FF Blankenship  Superior Fire Department Camron Vollbrecht, Fire Chief Phone: (715) 395-1680 Superior Fire Department FireDept4@superiorwi.gov 3326 Tower Avenue www.SuperiorWI.gov Superior, WI 54880 April 1, 2024 TO: Police & Fire Commission Members FROM: Camron Vollbrecht, Fire Chief REF: Probationary Period For your information and records Firefighter Aidan Kealey-Swenson will successfully complete his 18 month probationary period effective April 3, 2024. I recommend that he be appointed to his respective position. Thank you, Camron Vollbrecht Fire Chief CV/ah c: Human Resources FF Aidan Kealey-Swenson  Superior Police Department 1316 N. 14th St. Suite 150 Phone: (715) 395-7234 Superior, WI 54880 Fax: (715) 395-7664 www.ci.superior.wi.us March 14th, 2024 TO: Police and Fire Commission Members FROM: Paul Winterscheidt, Police Chief REF: Promotion For your information and records, Police Sergeant William Lear has been promoted to Patrol Captain, effective February 26th, 2024. Thank you, Paul Winterscheidt Police Chief PW/nk C: Human Resources Captain William Lear  Superior Police Department 1316 N. 14th St. Suite 150 Phone: (715) 395-7234 Superior, WI 54880 Fax: (715) 395-7664 www.ci.superior.wi.us March 14th, 2024 TO: Police and Fire Commission Members FROM: Paul Winterscheidt, Police Chief REF: Promotion For your information and records, Police Sergeant Jeffrey Harriman has been promoted to Investigations Captain, effective March 11, 2024. Thank you, Paul Winterscheidt Police Chief PW/nk C: Human Resources Captain Jeffrey Harriman  Superior Police Department 1316 N. 14th St. Suite 150 Phone: (715) 395-7234 Superior, WI 54880 Fax: (715) 395-7664 www.ci.superior.wi.us April 06, 2024 TO: Police and Fire Commission Members FROM: Paul Winterscheidt, Police Chief REF: Promotion For your information and records, Police Officer Tyler Rude has been promoted to Patrol Sergeant, effective April 6, 2024. Thank you, Paul Winterscheidt Police Chief PW/nk C: Human Resources Sergeant Tyler Rude  Superior Police Department 1316 N. 14th St. Suite 150 Phone: (715) 395-7234 Superior, WI 54880 Fax: (715) 395-7664 www.ci.superior.wi.us March 11, 2024 TO: Police and Fire Commission Members FROM: Paul Winterscheidt, Police Chief REF: Promotion For your information and records, Detective Sean Holmgren has been promoted to ICAC Sergeant, effective March 11, 2024. Thank you, Paul Winterscheidt Police Chief PW/nk C: Human Resources Sergeant Sean Holmgren  Superior Fire Department Camron Vollbrecht, Fire Chief Phone: (715) 395-1680 Superior Fire Department FireDept4@superiorwi.gov 3326 Tower Avenue www.SuperiorWI.gov Superior, WI 54880 DATE: April 23, 2024 TO: Police and Fire Commission FROM: Camron Vollbrecht, Fire Chief RE: Revision to Hiring Practice Introduction and Background The Superior Fire Department, like most fire departments, is facing challenges in recruiting new firefighters. Currently the department an opening that we need to fill. After completing our interview process, some of our highest scoring candidates do not possess an EMT license as currently required at the time of hire. Each of them are currently enrolled in an EMT class with an anticipated completion in mid-May. Budget Considerations The budget considerations for the proposed hiring changes are negligible. Recommendation Waiting to make job offers until after the candidates complete their EMT may allow other departments that don’t require EMT at the time of hire, such as Duluth, to hire the best candidates. Additionally, we will be running our joint fire academy beginning on May 6th and making conditional job offers now will allow us to complete backgrounds, medical, and psychological evaluations in time to onboard the candidates prior to the start of this important training. I recommend the Police and Fire Commission allow the department to hire individuals who are currently enrolled in an EMT course.