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Monroe Salary and Personnel Committee Meeting – August 24, 2026

Common Council & Commissions — Monday, August 24, 2026
BodyMonroe, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council & Commissions
DateMonday, August 24, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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It's 510 and I call the salary and personnel committee meeting to order.

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Will the clerk please call the roll?

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Alder Frankie?

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Here.

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Alder True Hart?

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Alder Wartenweiler?

0:15

Here.

0:15

And Alder Vestine.

0:17

Here.

0:21

Alrighty.

0:21

Item B, correction of minutes.

0:23

Uh August 10th, 2026.

0:28

Hearing none, they will stand as presented.

0:31

Moving on to item C, business closed under Wisconsin statute 1985 1E.

0:38

Deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business wherever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.

0:50

The discussion is regarding a one-year extension of the 2024-2026 WPPA, the Wisconsin Professional Police Association contract with a wage increase.

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And I need a motion to go into closed session.

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Second.

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I have a motion to go into closed and we will reopen after closed session.

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Will the clerk call the roll?

1:20

Alder Frankie?

1:21

Aye.

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Alder True Hart?

1:23

Aye.

1:23

Alder Whartonweiler?

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Aye.

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And Alder Vestine.

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Aye.

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Approved unanimously.

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We were we are in closed session.

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Summary of Proceedings

Monroe Salary and Personnel Committee Meeting – August 24, 2026

The Monroe Salary and Personnel Committee met on Monday, August 24, 2026, at 5:10 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers. Members present were Alder Frankie, Alder True Hart, Alder Wartenweiler, and Alder Vestine. The committee approved the August 10, 2026 minutes as presented with no corrections, then voted unanimously to enter closed session under Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(e) to discuss a one-year extension of the 2024-2026 Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA) contract with a wage increase. The available transcript ends as the committee entered closed session, and no open-session action or recommendation is recorded after that point.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes of August 10, 2026: No corrections were offered, and the minutes stood as presented.

Discussion Items

  • The committee moved to closed session for the stated purpose of deliberating/negotiating a one-year extension of the 2024-2026 WPPA contract with a wage increase. No substantive discussion was captured in the open portion of the transcript.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion to enter closed session carried unanimously (4-0): Ayes from Alder Frankie, Alder True Hart, Alder Wartenweiler, and Alder Vestine.
  • The agenda listed a possible recommendation of approval (Item D.1) after the closed session, but the provided transcript does not include that open-session discussion or any resulting decision.

Meeting Transcript

It's 510 and I call the salary and personnel committee meeting to order. Will the clerk please call the roll? Alder Frankie? Here. Alder True Hart? Alder Wartenweiler? Here. And Alder Vestine. Here. Alrighty. Item B, correction of minutes. Uh August 10th, 2026. Hearing none, they will stand as presented. Moving on to item C, business closed under Wisconsin statute 1985 1E. Deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business wherever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The discussion is regarding a one-year extension of the 2024-2026 WPPA, the Wisconsin Professional Police Association contract with a wage increase. And I need a motion to go into closed session. Second. I have a motion to go into closed and we will reopen after closed session. Will the clerk call the roll? Alder Frankie? Aye. Alder True Hart? Aye. Alder Whartonweiler? Aye. And Alder Vestine. Aye. Approved unanimously. We were we are in closed session.

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