Salary and Personnel Committee Meeting – July 27, 2026
Salary and Personnel Committee Meeting – July 27, 2026
The Salary and Personnel Committee of the City of Monroe met on Monday, July 27, 2026, at 5:44 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. The meeting began with roll call (Alders Frankie, True Hart, Whartonweiler, and Vesteen present), followed by a call for corrections to the July 13, 2026 minutes (none noted). The sole substantive action was a motion to enter closed session under Wisconsin State Statute 19.85(1)(e) to discuss negotiation strategy for the Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA) contract renewal. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. The transcript provided ends after the closed session vote; no record of a return to open session or action on Agenda Item D.1 (discussion and possible authorization to begin WPPA negotiations) was included. The agenda had listed an open session item after the closed session, but it was not addressed in the available transcript.
Discussion Items
- Motion to Enter Closed Session: Alder True Hart moved, seconded, to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) for deliberation on negotiation strategy regarding the WPPA contract renewal. The motion carried on a roll call vote.
Key Outcomes
- Unanimous Vote: The committee voted unanimously (4 ayes, 0 nays) to enter closed session to discuss WPPA contract negotiation strategy. No further decisions or actions were recorded in the provided meeting transcript.
Meeting Transcript
All right, it's 544 and I'll call the salary and personnel committee to order. Will the clerk please take the roll call? Alder Frankie? Alder True Hart? Here. Alder Whartonweiler? Here. And Alder Vesteen. Here. Are there any corrections to the July 13th, 2026 minute? We have two orders of business. First is closed session, and we will come back to open session after that. Item C one, business closed under Wisconsin State Statute 19.851E, deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require closed session. Discussion regarding negotiation strategy for Wisconsin Professional Police Association. We have a second second. We'll take a roll call vote. Aye. Thank you. We're in closed session.
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