900 Quay Street  
Manitowoc, WI 54220  
www.manitowoc.org  
City of Manitowoc  
Meeting Minutes  
Police and Fire Commission  
Tuesday, August 8, 2023  
4:30 PM  
Lower Level Public Safety Building  
Note: This meeting will also be held via Remote  
Conferencing Software (Zoom)  
1. Call to Order  
2. Roll Call  
Present:  
4 - Wellner, Sauer, Zigmunt and Schema  
1 - Vander Bloomen  
Excused:  
3. Public Comment  
No Public Comment  
4. Consent Agenda  
These items will be approved by one motion unless any Committee Member wishes to remove an  
item for discussion.  
REMOVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: None.  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Moved by Schema, seconded by Zigmunt, to accept the Consent Agenda Items  
and recommendations of the various committees The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
4 - Wellner, Sauer, Zigmunt and Schema  
1 - Vander Bloomen  
Aye:  
Excused:  
23-0634  
July 2023 Police and Fire Commission Minutes  
Attachments: 07-11-2023 PFC MINUTES  
23-0635  
July 2023 Police Department Monthly Report  
Attachments: July 2023 Police Department Monthly Report  
23-0636  
July 2023 Fire Rescue Department Monthly Report  
Attachments: July 2023 Fire Rescue Department Monthly Report  
23-0637  
2022 Fire Rescue Department Annual Report  
Attachments: 2022 Fire Rescue Department Annual Report  
23-0638  
June 2023 Building Inspection Monthly Report  
Attachments: 06-2023 BI Summary Report  
23-0639  
July 2023 Building Inspection Monthly Report  
Attachments: 07-2023 BI Summary Report  
5. Discussion and Action Items  
23-0640 Fire Rescue department firefighter/paramedic eligibility list  
A motion was made to approve the eligibility list for 6 months.  
Moved by Sauer, seconded by Zigmunt, that this Action Item be approved. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Wellner, Sauer, Zigmunt and Schema  
1 - Vander Bloomen  
Aye:  
Excused:  
6. Convene in Closed Session  
A motion was made by Allan Schema, seconded by Matthew Sauer, to convene  
in closed session at 4:45 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Wellner, Sauer, Zigmunt and Schema  
Aye:  
1 - Vander Bloomen  
Excused:  
Notice is hereby given that the above governmental body may adjourn into a closed session during  
the meeting as authorized by Section 19.85(1)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, which authorizes the  
governmental body to convene in closed session for the purpose of considering financial, medical,  
social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of  
specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges against specific persons except where  
par. (b) applies which, if discussed in public, would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect  
upon the reputation of any person referred to in such histories or data, or involved in such problems  
or investigations.  
The specific subject matter that may be considered in closed session is:  
23-0641  
Police Department employee performance update.  
(Closed Session portion of the Minutes has been redacted.)  
7. Reconvene in Open Session  
A motion was made by Ted Zigmunt, seconded by Allan Schema, to reconvene in  
open session at 5:00 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Wellner, Sauer, Zigmunt and Schema  
Aye:  
1 - Vander Bloomen  
Excused:  
23-0641  
Police Department employee performance update.  
Moved by Zigmunt, seconded by Sauer, that this Communication be placed on  
file. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Wellner, Sauer, Zigmunt and Schema  
1 - Vander Bloomen  
Aye:  
Excused:  
8. Adjournment  
A motion was made by Allan Schema, seconded by Ted Zigmunt, that this  
meeting be adjourned at 5:05 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Wellner, Sauer, Zigmunt and Schema  
1 - Vander Bloomen  
Aye:  
Excused: