Public Safety Committee - Regular Meeting

Thursday, February 12, 2026

The Public Safety Committee convened and immediately entered a closed session to discuss the fire chief's retirement and succession planning, as well as to interview candidates for the assistant chief of police position. The committee then voted to place these items on file before adjourning the meeting.

About this meeting

Government Body: Public Safety Committee
Meeting Type: Public Safety Committee
Location: Manitowoc, WI
Meeting Date: February 12, 2026

5 sections (from 12 segments)

0:03 – 0:46•Speaker 1

Good luck. Call the meeting to order roll call. All our members are present with the exception of Matthew Seller, who is excused. We have no public comment here. Notice is hereby given that the above governmental body may adjourn into closed session during the meeting as authorized by section 19.51 c of the Wisconsin statute, which authorizes the governmental body to convene in closed session for the purpose of considering employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.

0:47 – 1:30•Speaker 1

The subject matter that may be considered in closed session is twenty six dash zero one one two, update on fire chief retirement date and succession planning, and twenty six dash zero one zero zero, interview applicants for the assistant chief of police position. The motion to convey into closed session was made by? I'll make the motion. I'll second. Roll call vote. Wellner a. Ziegmund? Aye. Vanderbloemen? Aye.

1:30 – 2:04•Speaker 1

Schima? Aye. Following adoption of the motion, the committee is now convened into closed session. It is 08:15? Yes. So I need a motion to place 26Dash0112 update on fire chief retirement date and succession planning to be placed on file. Make a motion to approve. Second? I'll second. All in favor?

2:04 – 2:43•Speaker 1

Aye. Opposed? So move. And then our next thing is we have a list of four candidates for the position of assistant chief of police looking for a motion to approve that for a period of three months. So Is a second? Second. Any discussion? So moved. And then motion to place 26Dash0101 on file, which is just the eligibility list to close it out. I'm not sure if Amber needs that or not.

2:43 – 3:15•Speaker 1

I don't know. So we'll make the motion just to place it on file in case she needs it. So moved. Second. All in favor, aye. Aye. Opposed? So moved. And then a motion for adjourn. If someone will. Move to adjourn. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. We're adjourned. Thank you. And I apologize for you. Who did the second on that one? For Amber. I didn't even I didn't even see it, Ted. Well, I did. I it was I've been up since 02:30, you know. Oh, I got

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