900 Quay Street
Manitowoc, WI 54220
City of Manitowoc
Meeting Minutes
Police and Fire Commission
Thursday, February 12, 2026
5:00 PM
Public Safety Building Lower Level
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
Present:
4 - Vander Bloomen, Zigmunt, Schema and Wellner
1 - Sauer
Excused:
3. Public Comment
No Public Comment
4. Convene in Closed Session
A motion was made by Ed Vander Bloomen, seconded by Ted Zigmunt, that this
meeting convene in closed session at 5:02 p.m. The motion carried by the
following vote:
4 - Vander Bloomen, Zigmunt, Schema and Wellner
1 - Sauer
Aye:
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)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes, which authorizes the
governmental body to convene in closed session for the purpose of considering employment,
promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the
governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.
The specific subject matter that may be considered in closed session is:
Update on Fire Chief retirement date and succession planning.
Interview internal applicants for the Assistant Chief of Police position.
(Closed Session portion of the Minutes has been redacted)
5. Reconvene in Open Session
A motion was made by Ed Vander Bloomen, seconded by Allan Schema, that
these was reconvene in open session at 8:15 p.m. The motion carried by the
following vote:
4 - Vander Bloomen, Zigmunt, Schema and Wellner
Aye:
