Police and Fire Commission — Minutes

1 These Minutes are unofficial and subject to modification upon review by the Commission at their next meeting. CITY OF STEVENS POINT POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION MINUTES MEETING OF AUGUST 6, 2026, at 1:00 PM 1. Roll Call: Commissioners Behrendt, Kirschling, Pingel Also Present: Police Chief Orgon, Fire Chief Moody, Ast. Chief Williams, Ast. Chief Mueller, Ast. Chief Zvara, Ast. Chief Lucini, DC Hopfensperger, Deputy Fire Marshal Malin, BC Meyers, BC Grod, Officer Lenz, RB Supervisor Tork, Rick Anderson, Mid-State Dean of Public Safety 2. President’s Report 3. Approval of Minutes Commissioner Pingel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kirschling. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 4. Confirmation of Bills Commissioner Kirschling moved, seconded by Commissioner Pingel. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 5. Discussion, with possible action, to approve Officer Dolorosa Lenz from probation status to permanent status with completion of the 18-month probationary period, effective August 17, 2026. Commissioner Kirschling moved, seconded by Commissioner Behrendt. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 6. Discussion, with possible action, to approve the hiring of Codi Fox as a Probationary Police Officer (lateral transfer as 1.5-year officer), with the Stevens Point Police Department on August 31, 2026, pending successful completion of both the psychological and medical screening. (Lateral transfer candidate per the Stevens Point Police Officer Organization Collective Bargaining Agreement, Article 22 - Seniority (F).) Commissioner Kirschling moved, seconded by Commissioner Behrendt. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 2 7. Discussion, with possible action, on approval of a $2,000 donation from Wisconsin Public Service to the Stevens Point Police Department for patrol flashlights. Commissioner Pingel moved, seconded by Commissioner Behrendt. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 8. Police Chief Report Commissioner Kirschling moved, seconded by Commissioner Behrendt. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 9. Discussion, with possible action, to approve Probationary Battalion Chief Mark Meyers and Kristopher Grod to the position of Battalion Chief with the completion of their probation, effective September 2, 2026. Commissioner Pingel moved, seconded by Commissioner Behrendt. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 10. Discussion, with possible action, to approve the carryover of 74 hours of vacation for Chief Moody per City Policy 3.02 Leave Policies, Annual Vacation, Section E. Commissioner Pingel moved, seconded by Commissioner Kirschling. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 11. Discussion, with possible action, to approve a donation of a commercial ice machine from Manitowoc Ice for Station #1. Commissioner Kirschling moved, seconded by Commissioner Behrendt. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 12. Discussion, with possible action, to approve Chief Moody’s participation in the upcoming PATRIOT Exercise held at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, while on duty during the week of August 24, 2026, to serve as an Incident Commander (IC). Commissioner Kirschling moved, seconded by Commissioner Pingel. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 3 13. Fire Chief/EMS Report/EM Report and update on moving forward with the new Nexus Public Safety Center and Station #3 Commissioner Kirschling moved, seconded by Commissioner Pingel. Ayes, all; nays, none. Motion carried. 14. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 1:51 p.m.