11/08/06 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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.~ :I v PUBLIC AGENDA SESSION NOVEMBER 8, 2006 The Board of Public Safety met in the Public Agenda Session at 8:10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 with President Jesusa Rodriguez. Board Members Juanita Dempsey, Patrick D. Cottrell and Bruce J. BonDurant were present. Board Member Donald Alford was not present. Also present were Police Chief Thomas Fautz, Fire Chief Luther Taylor and Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar. The meeting was held in the Board of Public Works Meeting Room, 13`h Floor, County City ' Building, South Bend, Indiana. Board members discussed the following item(s) from that list: - Minutes The Board accepted the minutes as is. - Request for Leave of Absence -Police Department Chief Fautz stated this officer is scheduled for surgery for a serious medical reason, but has no sick time left. President Rodriguez requested the physician be contacted to confirm that the surgery is medically necessary. Chief Fautz will have the physician contacted before the start of the Regular Meeting. In another matter, President Rodriguez requested that the Board Members receive all information related to the Agenda prior to the Board Meeting. Any items brought to the meeting wilt be tabled to the next meeting. - Employee of the Month -Police Department Chief Fautz stated that this month there will be two recipients who are equally responsible for the investigation. Both did a tremendous job and will receive a letter and plaque. - Quarterly Training Statistics -Police Department Chief Fautz stated there was a lot of good training and the Police Department takes advantage of free training as well. He is proud of the level and amount of training used. He stated that area City Police Departments work together to assist with training. Chief Fautz indicated that the dollar amounts noted in the statistics are the actual amounts the City pays, however some of the costs are covered by the South Bend School Corporation, the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office, and the Federal Government. Resolution No. 62-2006 and Resolution No. 63-2006 -Commendation -Fire. Department Chief Taylor stated the Firefighters will be present to accept the commendations. Resolution No 62-2006 was corrected for a grammatical error. Request for Promotion -Fire Department Chief Taylor stated this is one of three vacancies for Captain. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, President Rodriguez declared the meeting adjourned at 8:30 a.m. BOARD OF PU L TY Jes Rodriguez, Presiden Donald L. Alford, ,Member J. ~--.-.sue Bruce J. BonDurant, Member TEST: Lin a M. Marti , Cler ~anita Dempsey, Member 0 f~ Patrick D. Cottre 1