Personnel Committee Meeting — Minutes

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE COUNCIL ROOM, CITY HALL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026 1:00 P.M. The Personnel Committee was called to order by Chair Barbara Petkovsek. On roll call: Council Members Barbara Petkovsek, William Neville IV, Rolly Gelhaus and Mayor Duane Poeschel present. Also present: Director of Public Works Luke Friemoth. No minutes were available. 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 background check for potential candidate for the Heavy Equipment Operator/Water and Wastewater Maintenance position and may reconvene into open session. Motion Poeschel, second Neville, to invite Director of Public Works Luke Friemoth to remain for the closed session. All Aye. Motion Neville, second Poeschel, 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 the background check for potential candidate for the Heavy Equipment Operator/Water and Wastewater Maintenance position and may reconvene into open session. On roll call: All Aye. CLOSED SESSION Motion Gelhaus, second Neville, to reconvene into open session. All Aye. Motion Gelhaus, second Neville, to accept the background check and to recommend to Common Council to hire Ronald Stankey the Heavy Equipment Operator/Water and Wastewater Maintenance position. All Aye. Motion Poeschel, second Neville, to adjourn. All Aye. ____________________________________ Barbara Petkvosek, Chair