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June 4, 2026 Police & Fire Commission Minutes 1 City Of Lake Geneva Police & Fire Commission Minutes Thursday, June 4, 2026 - 4:00 PM Lake Geneva City Hall; Council Chambers Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Condos at 4:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Commissioner Clausen led the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a moment of silence to Honor Deputy Fire Chief Derrick, who recently passed away. Roll Call Commissioners Condos, Jegerski, Soley-Johnson, LeFevre and Clausen were present. Also present: Police Chief Gritzner, Police Lieutenant Keller, Police Lieutenant Tietz, Division Fire Chief Detkowski, Town of Geneva Liaison Otten, and Administrative Specialist Papenfus Comments from the public as allowed by Wis. Stats. §19.84(2), limited to items on this agenda, except for public hearing items. Comments will be limited to 5 minutes Alderperson Ames, resident and Alderperson, spoke about agenda item 8 regarding the Facility Assessment. Presentation - June Health and Safety Campaigns - Andrea Christian Andrea Christian presented on June Health and Safety Campaigns. Acknowledgement of Correspondence NONE Approval of the minutes from May 7, 2026 Soley-Johnson motioned to approve the meeting minutes from May 7, 2026. Clausen seconded. Motion carried 5- 0. Discussion - Facility Assessment Review RFP Chief Gritzner reported that a draft RFP has been completed and submitted to Attorney Draper. The RFP is the responsibility of the city as they are responsible for the building portion of anything moving forward. No action is needed. Police Department Business Discussion/Action-Approval of the bills for the month of May, 2026 Operating in the amount of $475,356.44, Capital Purchases in the amount of $2,347.43, Equipment Replacement Purchases in the amount of $517.00, for a total of $478,220.87 Clausen motioned to approve the bills for the month of May 2026. LeFevre seconded. Roll call vote: Condos-Y, Jegerski-Y, Soley-Johnson-Y LeFevre-Y, and Clausen-Y, Motion carried 5-0. Soley-Johnson had a few questions regarding budget purchases for Uniforms, Equipment Outlay and School Reimbursement. Expenses for PD Uniform Account and Equipment Outlay were in regard to firearms purchases. Review Reports Chief's Report Chief Gritzner noted that the Citizen Academy will start September 16 through October 21, 2026, and he briefly explained the program. Applications will be submitted online through the website. He also noted that the Marine Unit started Memorial Day and the crew has been writing tickets, warnings and helping citizens on the water. Chief noted that the department has received lots of positive feedback about the boat. Chief reviewed the recent officer training for the year. Officers Atkinson and Potter graduated from the police academy on June 3 and started field training. Top Five Monthly Incidents Chief reviewed the monthly incidents. June 4, 2026 Police & Fire Commission Minutes 2 Monthly Activity Reports Monthly activity reports are down slightly from last year. However, the staff is currently down four officers. Discussion/Action-Approval of Lexipol Policies 306 Firearms 314 Child Abuse 315 Missing Persons 503 Impaired Driving 901 Temporary Custody of Adults Soley-Johnson motioned to approve Lexipol policies as listed. Jegerski seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Discussion/Action - Accept letter of resignation of Community Service Officer Isha Kinard Soley-Johnson motioned to accept letter of resignation of Community Service Officer Isha Kinard. LeFevre seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Discussion/Action - Accept resignation of Part Time Officer Daniel Derrick Soley-Johnson motioned to accept the resignation of Part-Time Officer Daniel Derrick. Jegerski seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Acknowledgement of Thank You notes No discussion/action Fire Department Business Discussion/Action - Approval of the bills for the month of May 2026, Operating in the amount of $435,120.79, Capital Purchases in the amount of $76,317.15, Equipment Replacement Purchases in the amount of $52,463.25, for a total of $563,901.19 Clausen motioned to approve bills for the month of May 2026. Soley-Johnson seconded. Roll call vote: Condos-Y, Jegerski-Y, Soley-Johnson-Y LeFevre-Y, and Clausen-Y, Motion carried 5-0. Division Fire Chief Detkowski reported the budget was currently 2% under budget. Act 102 purchases are up, but this will be offset at the end of the year. Soley-Johnson asked about the Township Services. Chief reported that the townships are billed quarterly for services and Town of Linn paid their invoice this month. Review Reports Chief's Update and Fire Department Report Division Fire Chief reported that call volume was up approximately 5-8%. He reviewed personnel accomplishments and the call numbers. He noted that funeral services for Fire Chief Daniel Derrick will be visitation June 19 and Fire Services Honor funeral will be June 20. He noted that safety helmets are being provided at the Fire Department. EMS Medical Billing/Stark Medical Billing Discussion - Wisconsin League of Municipalities reimbursement grant Division Chief Detkowski reported that there is reimbursement up to $23,000.00 available from the Wisconsin League of Municipalities and the Fire Department has submitted reimbursement for safety items purchased last year and up to 4% reimbursement for Worker's Compensation submissions. Discussion - Fleet Update Fire Division Chief gave an update on Fleet repairs. Discussion/Action – Acceptance of Donations Lake Geneva Jaycees in the amount of $4,500.00 Lake Geneva Business Improvement District in the amount of $5,000.00 Soley-Johnson motioned to approve donations from Lake Geneva Jaycees in the amount of $4,500.00 and Lake Geneva Business Improvement District in the amount of $5,000.00. Clausen seconded. Roll call vote: Condos-Y, Jegerski-Y, Soley-Johnson-Y LeFevre-Y, and Clausen-Y, Motion carried 5-0. Acknowledgement of Thank You notes No discussion/action June 4, 2026 Police & Fire Commission Minutes 3 Adjournment Clausen motioned to adjourn the meeting. Soley-Johnson seconded. Motion carried 5-0 at 4:38 p.m. Cindy Papenfus Administrative Specialist

Source: City of Lake Geneva website. First collected Oct 19, 2026.