Police and Fire Commission

The Board of Police and Fire Commissioners is a bipartisan commission consisting of five citizen members appointed by the Town Board. The Commission is governed by Wisconsin Statute 62.13 and sets the overall  policy for the Police and Fire Departments while the Chief of each department is responsible for managing daily operations and implementing the Commission’s policies and goals.

Specific Commission functions also include:

• Establishing recruitment and testing standards for the Fire and Police Departments
• Hear appeals by Police and Fire Department members on discipline matters
• Investigate citizen complaints
• Discipline employees of the Police and Fire Departments for misconduct