Police and Fire Commission — Minutes

POLICE & FIRE COMMISSION MEETING ROOM, FIRE HALL 101 W. EIGHTH STREET NEILLSVILLE, WI 54456 THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026 3:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: by Margaret Gelhaus ROLL CALL: Margaret Gelhaus, Allan Hoesly, Robert Johnson, Brad Lindner and Tim Voigt, present. Also present were Fire Chief Matt Meyer, 1st Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Strangfeld, and 2nd Assistant Fire Chief Bill Poeschel. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Motion Johnson, 2nd Hoesly to file. All Aye. APPEARANCES: None. Gelhaus announced Closed Session per Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) for the purpose of considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically for the purpose of interviewing and considering employment of firefighters and may reconvene into open session. Motion Johnson, 2nd Lindner, to invite fire personnel to remain for the closed session and that the fire applicants be admitted when called for. All Aye. Motion Johnson, 2nd Lindner to go into closed session per Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) for the purpose of considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically for the purpose of interviewing and considering employment of firefighters and may reconvene in open session. On roll call: All Aye. Motion to return to open session by Gelhaus, 2nd Voigt. All Aye. Discussion and action on closed sessions interviews: Motion Voigt, 2nd Hoesly to offer Caleb Holger, Vincent Murphy, Spencer Lieburn, Noble Melvin and Derrick Dix a volunteer firefighter position based on completion of a successful background check. All Aye. ADJOURNMENT: Motion Hoesly, 2nd Johnson. All Aye. _____________________________________ Margaret Gelhaus, Chair __________________________________________ Brad Lindner, Secretary