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Public Safety Meeting Minutes Thursday, September 24th, 2026 Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Troy Justman at 6:30 PM and a quorum was present. 1. Roll Call: Members Present: Mayor Jane Fude, Troy Justman, Jeff Schoenwetter, Bob Chapman, Dave Beal, Dan Zank Members Absent: Ed Weiss 2. Approve the Public Safety Agenda: Motion by Bob Chapman, 2 nd by Jeff Schoenwetter to approve the agenda. Motion carried 3-0. 3. Approve June 25 th, 2026 Public Safety Minutes: Motion by Troy Justman, 2nd by Bob Chapman to approve the June 25th Public Safety Minutes as presented. Motion carried 3-0. 4. Citizens Wishing To Be Heard: Cathy Firari was present to speak about the downtown Halloween event scheduled for October 17 th. Also, present was Wendy Gubin who spoke in support of having no parking on N. Hyland St. 5. Police Chief: A. Street Closure and Extension of premises request for October 17th, 2026, Halloween Hometown Hangout from 11:00am until 10:00pm. Street Closure for E Oak St from Fair St to N. Main St Juneau Chamber of Commerce. Street Closure request by Juneau Chamber of Commerce for October 17 th from 1pm-9pm. Motion by Troy Justman 2nd by Bob Chapman. Motion carried 3-0 B. Extension of Premises: Rollin Stone 153 E Oak St, Simple Bar & Grill 160 E Oak St, Juneau Lanes 150 E Oak St. Request for extension of premises for Rollin Stone, Simple Bar and Juneau Lanes for October 17 th, 2026, from 1p- 9p. Motion by Bob Chapman 2nd by Jeff Schoenwetter. Motion carried 3-0 C. Discuss and possible action Police, Emergency Management, Public Safety Building Capital requests. Discuss and possible action regarding Capital Request items for Police Department, Emergency Management, Public Safety Building. Chief Beal presented his 2026 Capital request items and provided a list of future items that will need to be addressed in future budgets. Motion by Bob Chapman 2 nd by Jeff Schoenwetter to send to Finance. Motion carried 3-0 D. Discuss and possible action for Creation of No Parking on N Hyland St from the corner of E Center St 161 feet north, eastside of N Hyland St. Ordinance 10.08.060 Parking, stopping and standing regulated. Discuss and possible action regarding request for No Parking on N. Hyland St. from E. Center St 161 feet north on the eastside of the street. Public Safety Committee took No Action as they didn’t want to set a precedence. E. Discuss and possible action on the format of the monthly police report. Discuss and possible action on the format of the police report submitted to the Public Safety Committee and the City Council. Chief Beal provided 2 different examples besides the original monthly report. Committee members discussed the issue. Troy Justmann made the motion to keep the current format that is being used for the monthly police report. 2 nd by Jeff Schoenwetter. Motion carried 3-0 F. Discuss and possible action on Police Chief and Administrative Assistant wages. Discuss and possible action pertaining to the Police Chief and Administrative Assistants’ wages. Motion by Troy Justmann 2nd by Bob Chapman to send the data to the Personnel Committee for further consideration. Motion carried 3-0 G. Monthly Police Report June, July, August: Chief Beal handed out the monthly reports for June, July and August. Committee had no questions. H. Discuss and possibly approve 2027 Dodge County Humane Society Contract: The rate went from $2,900.00 in 2026 to $3,200.00 in 2027 this is for 10 animals and must have prior authorization to accept animals from the Police Chief/Department. Motion by Troy Justman 2 nd by Jeff Schoenwetter. Motion carried 3-0 6. EMS A. Director Dan Zank handed out his monthly reports for June 41 calls, July 29 calls, and August28 calls for service. B. Rate Increases Dan presented the committee with a request to raise the EMS rates. Motion by Bob Chapman 2 nd by Jeff Schoenwetter to send to Finance Committee. Motion carried 3-0 C. EMS Pay Dan presented a pay increase for membership. Motion by Bob Chapman 2 nd by Jeff Schoenwetter to send to Finance. Motion carried 3-0 D. 2027 Budget, Capital Requests for EMS. Dan stated he has no other requests as in 2027 the new Ambulance will be delivered. 7. Fire Chief A. Dave Beal presented the fire report and the monthly reports for June, July and August were handed out. No questions asked by committee members. B. Capital Requests: Dave went over the requests from the Fire Department to include a new fire engine to replace a 1989 KME pumper, replacement of fire hose, nozzles, fire helmets and gloves and battery powered extrication tools. Motion by Bob Chapman 2 nd by Troy Justmann to send capital requests to Finance Committee. C. Emergency Government Director: Dave Beal presented a verbal report indicating that he recently had the tornado sirens inspected the one at Hickey Park that has motor issues as it ramps up and down when on a steady tone. The siren by Juneau Utility Lincoln Dr. also has a ramping up sound to it. Committee was advised that they will need to consider replacing them in the future. Dave also mentioned that he is looking at different cellular providers for the city and utilities as the transition from US Cellular to T-Mobile has not been a good transition. 8. Future Agenda Items: None. 9. Set date and time for next Public Safety Meeting: October 22,2026 at 6:30pm 10. Adjourn: Motion by Bob Chapman 2 nd by Jeff Schoenwetter to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0 Meeting was adjourned at 7:46pm. Meeting minutes recorded by: Dave Beal