July 16, 2026 · 4:00 PM
Police and Fire Commission
The Police and Fire Commission will go into closed session to review police candidates and build an eligibility list, then may vote in open session to approve that list. This is a key step that can shape who gets hired next, but most of the evaluation will happen out of public view.
Key Decisions
Commission will review police candidates in closed session and create an eligibility list, a major gatekeeping step in hiring that the public won’t be able to watch in real time.
Commission may take action in open session to approve the eligibility list after closed session, which would formally set the pool for future hiring decisions.
Public Input
No public comments or communications recorded for this meeting.
Agenda Items
STAFFING UPDATE
The commission will get a staffing update, but the agenda doesn’t say what positions or issues will be covered. Residents who care about response times and coverage should watch for whether this points to vacancies, recruitment challenges, or upcoming hires.
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CLOSED SESSION
The commission plans to go into closed session under the state personnel exception to discuss employment-related matters. In this case, that means reviewing police candidates and creating an eligibility list—an important decision point, but one that will largely be handled privately under the statute cited.
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A. Review of Police Candidates and Creation of Eligibility List
Commissioners will review police candidates and build an eligibility list in closed session. The agenda does not include candidate counts, scoring criteria, or timelines, so the public won’t be able to evaluate how the list is built beyond whatever is later stated in open session.
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ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION
After returning to open session, the commission may take formal action related to what was discussed privately. This is the public-facing moment residents should watch, because it’s where the commission can put an official stamp on the eligibility list even though the underlying evaluation happened in closed session.
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A. Approve Eligibility List
The commission is expected to consider approving the eligibility list in open session. If approved, that list typically becomes the basis for who can be hired next, so even a brief vote here can have real staffing consequences—despite limited public detail on how the list was formed.
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