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

POLICE & FIRE COMMISSION Agenda WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2024–4:45 PM Government Center Room 204 Video Call Link: Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 277 680 311 971 Passcode: q4PQmD Dial In Option: +1 872-242-8028; Phone Conference ID: 819 096 547# ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 09/11/2024) 5 POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATES 6 NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Letter from Chief Winterscheidt - Completion of Probation, Officer Tyler Finger 6.2 Approve Police Officer certified hire list 6.3 Approve Police Officer exam plan 6.4 Approve Firefighter exam plan 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 on 10/07/2024 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 10/09/2024; page 1 of 1 POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION Minutes September 11, 2024 Regular Meeting The meeting was called to order by Tom Johnson at 4:46 pm on September 11th, 2024, in Government Center Room 204. 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 ROLL CALL PRESENT: Akela Lloyd, Tom Johnson, Maria Cuzzo ABSENT: Brett Foote, Arthur Gil de Lamadrid CITY STAFF PRESENT: HR Director Cammi Janigo, Police Chief Paul Winterscheidt*, Fire Chief Camron Vollbrecht, Nikki Kalan *Attended Virtually 3 RECOGNITION OF NOTICE TO PUBLIC 4 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.1 Police and Fire Commission (Meeting held 07/10/2024) Motion by Maria Cuzzo, second by Akela Lloyd, and carried to approve the minutes from 07/10/2024. 5 POLICE AND FIRE UPDATES Chief Winterscheidt gave a brief update on year-to-date calls/incidents for 2024. Many of the squads that were on order have arrived and all five unmarked Rav4s have arrived. The department is preparing to implement two fully electric Chevrolet Blazers and these will serve as administration vehicles. The second coordinated response specialist, Megan Jones, has started in the department. Therapy K9 Millie was introduced to the public today with a press release at Great Lakes Elementary School. K9 Millie is a labradoodle paired with Coordinated Response Specialist Jen Stank. The COAR+ team recently hosted a site visit from UW Madison Police to help them implement a coordinated response team in their department. A multipurpose room was recently added to the Superior Police Department for the purpose of a lactation and zen space. 18 applications were received for the most recent hiring process. The Fire Department is making progress on the station 2 and 3 renovation project; the funding process will be into 2025. They have been working on water rescue and industrial fire training recently. One new firefighter started in August 2024; they are currently fully staffed. The EV fire truck production is ahead of schedule and set to be delivered in the Fall of 2025. 6 NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Approve clarifications to Lateral Transfer Applicant language in PFC rules MOTION to approve by Maria Cuzzo, second by Akela Lloyd, and carried. Page 1 of 2  HR Director Janigo states 11 applicants made it through the police officer hiring process. Interviews will be done on September 28th and the PRT will be done on September 29th. 6.2 Review Police Officer interview questions (refer to closed session) Police and Fire Commission members last reviewed interview questions April 2024 and will not make further changes. Will not refer to closed session. 7 ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Maria Cuzzo, second by Akela Lloyd, and carried to adjourn at 5:15 PM. Submitted by Nikki Kalan Page 2 of 2  Superior Police Department Memorandum TO: Police and Fire Commission FROM: Chief Paul Winterscheidt DATE: October 5th, 2024 SUBJECT: Tyler Finger Completion of Probationary Period Dear Commissioners, Officer Tyler Finger completed his probationary period on October 5 th, 2024. I recommend that the Commission, at their next meeting or as soon as practical, move Officer Finger to a full tenured Patrol Officer in our department. I will be glad to address this request in more detail at the next PFC meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Respectfully, Paul Winterscheidt Chief of Police C: Human Resources The Superior Police Department is sworn to protect, committed to justice and dedicated to professional service. Security – Service – Equality – Professionalism – Department Members