August 13, 2026 - Police & Fire Commission Agenda

CITY OF VERONA POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION Thursday, August 13, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. Verona City Fire Department- 101 Lincoln Street Verona Fire Department Training Room AGENDA 1. Call to order. 2. Roll call. 3. Approval of the minutes of April 29, 2026, Police and Fire Commission Meeting. 4. Adjourn to closed session pursuant to WI State Statute 19.85 (1) (c) and (e) for the following purposes: a. Selecting Battalion Chief of Training candidates for Commission Interviews for the Fire Department 5. Return to open session for discussion and possible action regarding closed session. 6. Adjournment. Melinda Heil, President POSTED: Verona City Hall Verona Fire Department 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 ACCOMMODATE YOUR REQUEST. CITY OF VERONA POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION April 29, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Verona Police Department 111 Lincoln Street MINUTES 1. Call to Order by Melissa Helgesen at 5:45 p.m. 2. Roll Call: Melissa Helgesen, Byron Brown & Cole Leystra (by phone.) Also present: Police Chief Dave Dresser and HR Director Mitch Weckerly 3. Public Comment: None 4. Approval of Minutes: Moved by Brown, seconded by Helgesen to approve the April 14, 2026 minutes of the Verona Police and Fire Commission. Motion Carried: 3-0 5. Moved by Helgesen, seconded by Brown to appoint David J. Hensley to serve as the next Fire Chief of the Verona Fire Department. Motion Carried: 3-0 6. Moved by Helgesen, seconded by Brown to convene into closed session pursuant to Sec. 19.85(1) (c) and (e), WI State Statue, for the following purposes: a. Interview ten entry level candidates for the position of police officer. Motion Carried: 3-0 Police Chief Dresser was invited to remain in closed session. Note: Cole Leystra participated by phone until roughly 6:30 p.m. followed by in-person participation. 7. Moved by Brown, seconded by Leystra to return to open session for discussion and possible action regarding the closed session. Closed session from 5:45 p.m. – 8:36 p.m. Motion Carried: 3-0 8. Moved by Leystra, seconded by Brown to certify candidates: B108, A103, B102, B103, A102, B105, B106, & A101 Motion Carried: 3-0 9. Adjournment: Moved by Brown, seconded by Leystra to adjourn at 8:37 p.m. Motion Carried: 3-0 Melissa Helgesen