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Police Commission
Meetings
The Police Commission meets as needed, usually:- 6:30 p.m.
- 1st Wednesday of the Month
- City Hall
800 Borner St N
Prescott, WI 54021
Members
- Mark Pierce, President
- Neil Riley
- William Fetzner
- Scott Grabowski
- Lisa Johnson
Commission Responsibilities
The Police Commission:- Appoints, suspends or removes the police chief and police officers
- Approves all appointments made by the police chief including promotions of police officers
- Approves competitive examinations used to judge suitability for appointment as police officers
- Approves each list of individuals eligible for appointment as police officers
- Suspends the police chief and/or police officers pending the filing and hearing of charges against them
- Initiates charges against the police chief or any police officer
- Hears appeals of disciplinary actions initiated by the police chief against a police officer
History of Police Commissions
Police Commissions date back to a time, a century ago, when the Wisconsin Legislature enacted a measure establishing such commissions as municipal bodies. Recognizing the critical role of police officers in assuring the public's safety, the legislature believed that by creating an independent body, one that no political party could come to dominate, the selection and removal of police officers would be insulated from partisan politics.Although the number of commissions serving Wisconsin communities (approximately 150 cities, towns, and villages have commissions), and complexity of problems commissions deal with have changed, the purpose, role and responsibilities of Police Commissions are essentially unchanged from the 1890s.