City of Whitewater Transparent Police Department
Police and Fire Commission Meeting Agenda 
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Community Room- First Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
Whitewater, WI 53190


Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 7:00 PM (CST)


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I.

Call to Order and Roll Call

II.

Approval of Minutes from January 11, 2023 and January 24, 2023

III.

Citizen Comments

No formal Police & Fire Commission Committee action will be taken during this meeting although issues raised may become part of a future agenda. Participants are allotted a three to five minute  speaking period. Specific items listed on the agenda may not be discussed at this time; however 
citizens may speak to those issues at the time the Police and Fire Commission Committee discusses that particular item. 
IV.

New Business

IV.A.

Police Chief's Report

1.     Personnel Update

2.     Training Update

3.     Community Engagement Update

4.     Influx of Residents from Central America

5.     Upcoming Planning/Events

IV.B.

Fire Chief's Report

1. Presentation on Final PFC Oversight Policy

2. Presentation of Staffing Model

3. Announcement of Hiring Process

4. Fire and EMS Chief Transition from Part-Time to Full-Time Position

IV.C.

Adjournment to Closed Session, to Reconvene per Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1)(C) "Considering Employment, Promotion, Compensation or Performance Evaluation Data of any Public Employee Over Which Governmental Body Has Jurisdiction or Exercises Responsibility" and Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1)(E) "Deliberating or Negotiating the Purchase of Public Properties, the Investing of Public Funds, or Conducting Other Specified Public Business, Whenever Competitive or Bargaining Reasons Require a Closed Session"

IV.C.1.

Item To Be Discussed: Presentation of EMT/Firefighter Candidate for Certification

IV.C.2.

Item To Be Discussed: Committee to Present Updates to PFC Hiring and Promotional Interview Questions for the Rank of Patrol Officer and Detective to Entire Commission

IV.D.

Reconvene Into Open Session

V.

Future Meeting Date

VI.

Future Agenda Items

VII.

Adjournment

Anyone requiring special arrangements is asked to contact the Office of the City Clerk, 
 262-473-0500 or  msmith@whitewater-wi.gov at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.  It is possible that members of, and possibly a quorum of members of, other governmental bodies of the  municipality may be in attendance at the above stated meeting to gather information over which they may 
 have decision-making responsibility; no action will be taken by any governmental body at the above-stated meeting  other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.