Personnel Committee Meeting — Minutes

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE COUNCIL ROOM, CITY HALL MONDAY, JULY 27, 2026 1:20 P.M. The Personnel Committee was called to order at 1:25 P.M. by Chair Barbara Petkovsek. On roll call: Council Members Barbara Petkovsek, William Neville IV, Rolly Gelhaus and Mayor Duane Poeschel present. Also present: City Administrator/Director of Public Works Luke Friemoth. Chair Petkovsek declared the minutes of the previous meetings approved as filed with the City Clerk. There were no appearances. Chair Petkovsek announced a closed session per Section 19.85(1)(c) of Wis. Stats. to consider employment, promotion, compensation, performance or evaluation of public employees over which the City of Neillsville has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically wages, benefits and conditions of employment in regard to: 1) Interviewing candidates for the City Custodian II position 2) Union contract negotiations with the Neillsville Police Association and may reconvene into open session. Motion Poeschel, second Neville, to invite Director of Public Works Luke Friemoth to remain for the closed session items 1 and 2 and to invite Chief of Police Mankowski and City Attorney Nathan Miller for item 2. All Aye. Motion Poeschel, second Neville, to go into closed session per Section 19.85(1)(c) of Wis. Stats. to consider employment, promotion, compensation, performance or evaluation of public employees over which the City of Neillsville has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically wages, benefits and conditions of employment in regard to interviewing candidates for the City Custodian II position and Union contract negotiations with the Neillsville Police Association. On roll call: All Aye. CLOSED SESSION Motion Poeschel, second Neville, to adjourn. All Aye. ____________________________________ Barbara Petkvosek, Chair