September 28, 2026 Police & Fire Commission Packet

CITY OF VERONA POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Verona Police Department 111 Lincoln Street AGENDA 1. Call to order. 2. Roll call. 3. Public comment. 4. Approval of the minutes of the August 13, 2026 Police and Fire Commission Meeting. 5. Discussion on status of police department recruitment efforts and succession planning. 6. Adjourn to closed session pursuant to WI State Statute 19.85(1)(c ) and (e) for the following purposes: Interview four lateral transfer candidates for the position of police officer. 7. Return to open session for discussion and possible action regarding closed session. 8. Adjournment. Melinda Heil, President POSTED: Verona City Hall Verona Public Library Miller & Sons, Inc. IF YOU NEED AN INTERPRETER, MATERIALS IN ALTERNATIVE FORMATS, OR OTHER ACCOMODATIONS TO ACCESS THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT 845- 6495 AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRECEEDING THE MEETING. EVERY REASONABLE EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMMO DATE YOUR REQUEST. CITY OF VERONA POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Verona Police Department – 111 Lincoln St. MINUTES 1. Call to order by Heil at 5:39 p.m. 2. Roll call: Mylinda Heil, Byron Brown, Cole Leystra, and Rohit Yallamraju Chief David Dresser and Lt. Jeremy Hatfield were also in attendance. 3. Public Comment: None 4. Approval of the minutes: Moved by Leystra, seconded by Heil to approve the August 13, 2026, minutes of the Verona Police and Fire Commission Meeting. Motion carried: 4-0 5. Discussion on status of police department recruitment efforts and succession planning. 6. Adjourn to closed session pursuant to WI State Statute 19.85 (1) (c) and (e) for the following purposes: a. Interview three lateral transfer candidates for the position of police officer. Motion was moved by Heil, seconded by Brown. Motion carried 4-0. Chief Dresser and Lt. Hatfield were invited to remain in closed session 7. Moved by Leystra, seconded by Heil to return to open session at 7:18 p.m. for discussion and possible action regarding the closed session. Motion carried: 4-0 8. Motion to move forward with lateral transfer candidates B & C. Motion was moved by Heil, seconded by Leystra. Motion carried 4-0 9. Adjournment. Moved by Leystra, seconded by Brown at 7:19 p.m. Motion carried 4-0 Cole Leystra, Secretary