Police & Fire Commission - November 5, 2026

The City of Stevens Point Police & Fire Commission met on November 5, 2026. The commission approved the bills as presented, including a $9,000 Glock order for red-dot sights for the Police Department. The chief said the purchase was funded through the department’s operational budget and described the equipment as common among peer agencies and relevant to recruitment and retention. No contract number or vendor details were provided. The commission also approved the hiring of Grace Lentz, Emmett Miller, and Jonathan Dozer as probationary police officers, subject to the stated academy, psychological, and medical screening conditions. These were personnel actions rather than procurement awards.

The commission appointed commissioners as police and fire liaisons, approved the minutes, and accepted the police and fire chief reports. Reports covered department activities, public education and overdose-prevention outreach, and emergency responses. The commission voted to enter closed session for the Police Chief’s annual evaluation and stated it would not reconvene in open session. No other procurement or capital-spending actions were identified.