City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Police and Fire Commission  
Wednesday, February 18, 2026  
8:30 AM  
City Hall - Hedgehog Conference Room  
The Police and Fire Commission meeting will be conducted through video conferencing and in-person.  
The meeting is available to the public for viewing at the following link:  
https://cityoflacrosse-org.zoom.us/j/81244095033  
If you wish to speak on an agenda item, you can do so through in-person or virtual attendance. Contact  
the Commission Secretary by emailing ihrkem@cityoflacrosse.org, calling (608)789-7595, or using the  
drop box outside of City Hall. A link can be provided with the necessary information to join the meeting.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of January 21, 2026 meeting.  
Agenda Items:  
26-0198  
I.  
Fire Personnel Report - February, 2026  
A. Promotion of Lieutenant Jay Lindahl to the rank of Captain.  
B. Appointment of the following to regular status following successful completion of  
probationary period:  
1. Engineer Brian Fox  
2. Engineer Ben Leis  
3. Firefighter Jamison Cullen  
4. Firefighter Kurt Trunkel  
5. Firefighter McKay Wolsey  
6. Firefighter Cameron Zimmerman  
C. Request one-month extension of probationary period for Firefighter Grace Babb.  
Police Personnel Report - February, 2026  
26-0199  
II.  
III.  
Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.  
A. Future Agenda Items:  
1. Fire Lieutenant interviews scheduled for additional date in February 2026.  
2. Police Officer interviews to follow March, July, and November meetings in 2026.  
Adjournment  
NOTE: The Commission may convene in closed session relative to items I and II pursuant to Wis.  
Stats. sec. 19.85(1)(c) to discuss employment, promotions and performance evaluation data of a  
public employee. Following any closed session, the Commission may reconvene in open session.  
Notice is further given that members of other governmental bodies may be present at the above  
scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making  
responsibility.  
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY  
Requests from persons with a disability who need assistance to participate in this meeting should call  
the City Clerk's office at (608) 789-7510 or send an email to ADAcityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org, with as  
much advance notice as possible.  
Police & Fire Commissioners: Douglas Happel, Bruce Jentz, Nese Nasif, Joan Parke, and  
James Szymalak