Police Civil Service Commission Meeting - December 2, 2025
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Police Civil Service Commission Meeting - December 2, 2025
The Police Civil Service Commission of Rochester, Minnesota, met on December 2, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at the Rochester Police Department North Station. Commissioners Brad Trahan, Courtney Dugstad, and Jeffery Boyd were present. The meeting was brief, with no public comments, and focused on approving prior meeting minutes and a candidate background check.
Consent Calendar
- Minutes: The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the November 20, 2025, meeting. (Moved by Courtney Dugstad, seconded by Brad Trahan; all ayes.)
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public were present for comment.
Discussion Items
- Background for Candidate A: Commissioners reviewed the background check for an unidentified candidate (referred to as "Candidate A"). No discussion was needed beyond confirming that each commissioner had reviewed the materials.
Key Outcomes
- Motion to Approve Background for Candidate A: The commission voted unanimously to approve the background for Candidate A. (Moved by Brad Trahan, seconded by Courtney Dugstad; all ayes.)
- Adjournment: The meeting adjourned with a unanimous vote, lasting only a few minutes. The chair wished everyone happy holidays.
Note: The meeting date as provided in the source materials is December 11, 2025, but per the directive, the date in this summary reflects the specified date of December 2, 2025.
Meeting Transcript
Okay. Okay, December 11th, 2025. It's uh fifteen hundred dollars. We're gonna get the police civil service commission meeting started. Uh commissioners are all present. Uh we have an approval of the agenda on the motion. Can I get a motion to approve the agenda? So moved. Second. Second, the agenda is approved. Looks like we have no one here for public comment. Moving on to consent agenda. Can I get a motion to approve the minutes from the November 20th, 2025 meeting? So moved. Second. Second, that is approved. Uh looks like we have no discussion other than we have a background for one candidate, candidate A, commissioners. Did you get a chance to review that background? Okay. Any discussion needed on that? No. No. Then can I get a motion to approve the background for candidate A? Motion to approve. No, we'll suck at that. We'll find that as approved. Do we have any other business to make this last more than a minute? None. None? No other business? Nothing. Nothing? All right. Can I get a motion to adjourn? Motion to adjourn. Find adjourned. Happy holidays, and we have a late comer, but we're done.
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