Police and Water Safety Committee — Minutes

5621 Town Hall Rd Delavan WI 53115 (262) 728-3471 - FAX (262) 728-3473 Email: hcharvat@townofdelavan.com Office Hours: M – F, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Minutes of Police & Water Safety Committee Meeting The Town of Delavan Police & Water Safety Committee held its monthly Meeting on March 3rd, 2026 3:30pm at the Town of Delavan Town Hall, 5621 Town Hall Rd., Delavan WI 53115. 1) Call to order – 3:27 pm 2) Roll Call – all present 3) Declaration of quorum for doing business - OK 4) Approval of the agenda – Motion to approve made by Hermann, 2nd by O’Connor. Motion carried 5) Approval of minutes of the regular Police & Water Safety meeting of February 3rd, 2026 – Motion to approve minutes made by Charvat, seconded by Chief Adams motion carried, O’Connor abstained. 6) Communications – Chief Adams received a thank you letter from the City of Delavan for assisting with a burglary at the Smoke Shop in the Piggly Wiggly on Saturday. 7) Comments and Suggestions of Citizens present regarding Items on the Agenda - None 8) Old Business: (a) Discussion/possible recommendation: 5/10-year capital improvement plan – No updates (b) Discussion/possible recommendation: Addressing Issues / Town Ordinance 8.12 – No updates 9) New Business: (a) Report from Chief – Department Status, Case Updates, Equipment Status, and Personnel Status – Staffing study data was compiled and presented. Meeting held 3/2/26 with Administrator Olson to review. Two new squads are ready and picked up. Currently waiting for General Fire to schedule outfitting. (b) Discussion/possible recommendation/Status: Full-time & CSO Application Status - Open hiring process is ongoing and open until 3/1/26. Eleven applications so far. CSO posting is also open. Currently two applications. Captain Bass suggested that local colleges are also a resource. (c) Discussion/possible recommendation: County Hwy opinion Cty F & Mound Rd/County F & Bailey Rd for 4-way stops – Chief Adams will prepare email to Walworth County to suggest flashing lights, flags and/or rumble strips to warn drivers of the new stop signs. This will be discussed at the Town Board and Public Works. (d) Discussion/Possible recommendation 2025 Budget Review – no update 10) Payment of monthly bills – Motion to pay all invoices made by Charvat, seconded by O’Connor, motion carried. 11) Comments and Suggestions of Citizens Present – None 12) Date of Next Meeting April 7th 2026 3:30p - 13) Adjournment – motion to adjourn at 3:52, by Charvat, seconded by Hermann. Committee Members: Hugh Charvat – Chair Taylor Bass – Police Dept Representative Mary Pat O’Connor – Co-Chair Kevin Hermann – Citizen Member Stefanie Adams – Police Chief Lynnette Phillips – Citizen Member Minutes prepared by Mary Pat O’Connor on March 15, 2026