Beloit Police & Fire Commission Meeting - July 27, 2026

The Beloit Police & Fire Commission met on Monday, July 27, 2026, at 4:30 PM in the City Hall Forum, 100 State Street, Beloit, WI. The meeting was scheduled to include approval of previous minutes, public comments, departmental reports, commissioner comments regarding consolidation of Fire and EMS services, and a closed session for hiring probationary police officers. No transcript or minutes were provided, so this summary is based solely on the published agenda. Note: The instructions for this summary indicated the meeting took place at 10:30 UTC, which conflicts with the agenda's stated start time of 4:30 PM (presumably local time).

Call to Order and Roll Call

• The meeting was called to order and roll call was conducted as the first agenda item.

Minutes

• Approval of the minutes from the June 22, 2026 regular meeting was listed as an agenda item. No minutes from that meeting were provided in the source materials.

Public Comments

• Public comments were listed as an agenda item. No public comments were recorded or available.

Reports

• Fire Department Report: A report covering personnel staffing/events, community programs/events, operational issues/items of interest, and training update was scheduled. No details were available.
• Police Department Report: A similar report covering staffing, community programs, operations, and training was scheduled. No details were available.

Commissioner Comments

• Commissioner President Dorothy Harrell indicated an intention to discuss the consolidation of Fire and EMS Services between the Town of Beloit and the City of Beloit. No discussion record is available.

Business Items

• No specific business items were listed on the agenda.

Closed Session

• The Commission adjourned into Closed Session pursuant to §19.85(1)(c), Wis. Stats., to consider employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation of public employees, specifically to discuss Police Department Resolution 2026-16 regarding the hiring of probationary Police Officers. The agenda noted the Commission would reconvene into Open Session for possible action, but no subsequent action was recorded.

Adjournment

• The meeting was adjourned. No specific time of adjournment was provided.

Note on Source Materials: The agenda provided a date of July 27, 2026, and a start time of 4:30 PM. No meeting minutes or transcript were included; therefore, all outcomes and substantive discussion are unknown. The discrepancy between the instructed meeting time (10:30 UTC) and the agenda time (4:30 PM local) is noted.