Fire and Police Commission votes to enter closed session for police chief performance review

The Fire and Police Commission voted Jan. 22, 2026, to convene a closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c) to discuss the performance review of Chief of Police Jeffrey Norman, Commissioner Horowitz announced at the start of an executive meeting.

Commissioner Horowitz said, "The board may receive a motion to convene in closed session pursuant to section 19.85 sub 1 sub c of the Wisconsin Statutes to discuss the performance review of Chief of Police Jeffrey Norman." An unnamed commissioner moved and another seconded; the mover and seconder were not recorded in the public transcript. The chair called for discussion, none was recorded, a voice vote produced an "Aye," and the chair declared the motion carried.

Commissioner Horowitz then announced, "We are now in closed session." The transcript provided ends at that point and records no further public proceedings. Present at the start of the meeting, as listed by Horowitz, were commissioners Burgos, Evans, Fung, Ramey, Schneider, Spence, Spencer and Wirral Patterson, along with FPC Executive Director Leon Todd and Deputy Director Jay Pusek.

The motion cited Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c), which allows certain personnel and performance matters to be discussed in closed session. The public record in the provided transcript does not show the contents of the performance review discussion, the identities of the mover and seconder, any roll-call votes, or any formal decision beyond the chair's announcement that the motion carried and the board had entered closed session.

The meeting record indicates the board moved into closed session for the stated personnel matter; no additional public actions or next steps are recorded in the provided transcript.