11/29/06 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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~~~ PUBLIC AGENDA SESSION NOVEMBER 29.2006 The Board of Public Safety met in the Public Agenda Session at 8:01 a.m. on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 with President Jesusa Rodriguez present. Board Members Juanita Dempsey, Donald Alford, Patrick D. Cottrell and Bruce J. BonDurant were present. Also present were Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar, Police Chief Thomas Fautz, and Fire Chief Luther Taylor. 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: - Addition to the Agenda -Police President Rodriguez stated there was an addition to the Agenda for the Police Department requesting an extended Medical Leave. - Minutes Mr. Cottrell noted an error in the minutes on page 114 in the first paragraph that stated that he was present for the Special Meeting. It was noted that Mr. Cottrell was not present for the Special Meeting of November 20, 2006. - Resolutions 69-2006 -Fiscal Plans/Annexations -Drake Annexation Area Chief Taylor stated that the Fire Department had no problems with access. Chief Fautz did not have any concerns with coverage by the Police Department. - Resolutions 70-2006 -Fiscal Plans/Annexations -Stadium Village Annexation Area Mr. Bodnar stated there was some concern about Police and Fire access in the Stadium Village Annexation Area. Chief Taylor stated he was not aware of any concerns and did not see a problem with Fire Department access. Chief Fautz stated the Police Department had no concerns with coverage. Mr. Bodnar stated that Mr. Cottrell's employer was opposed to the Stadium Village Annexation Area and recommended that Mr. Cottrell refrain from voting. - Promotion -Police Department Chief Fautz stated there were six good candidates for promotion from the rank of Patrolman to the rank of Corporal effective December 5, 2006. He indicated that Patrolman Anthony Pearson was highly recommended. Chief Fautz stated that Patrolman Billy PeItetier has done a tremendous job, and displayed a positive attitude, in spite of injuries from gun wounds. He noted that Patrolman Mullins and Patrolman Camparone spent time in Iraq. - Correction to Leave of Absence Letter -Police Department Chief Fautz stated that there were seven days missed when they looked up available vacation time for Corporal Anne Schellinger, and they request that her medical leave be extended to include those seven days. - Donations -Police Department Chief Fautz noted that the Police Department will no longer accept donations from bank accounts. All donations must come in directly to the Police Department to meet the requirements of the State Board of Accounts that they show a clean money trail. - Resolution No. 65-2006 -Holiday Schedule Mr. Bodnar stated that the Holiday Schedule is basically the same as previous years. - Resolution No. 71-2006 -Establishing Amounts for Lateral Entry Payments to New Members of the South Bend Police Department. Chief Fautz stated that the above mentioned Resolution was a recruiting tool that would allow the Police Department to pay a maximum bonus of $3,500.00 directly to those individuals found to be eligible and qualified to be a candidate of the South Bend Police Department who had requisite law enforcement experience and certification. The Police Department would save approximately $13,000.00 in training expenses by hiring experienced, certified individuals. - Extended Medical Leave -Police Chief Fautz stated that Sergeant Charles Stokes has exhausted all of his sick time and is in need of surgery. He requested the Board grant Sergeant Stokes an extended medical leave of forty-two (42) calendar days, the maximum allowed. - Promotion -Fire Department The Board agreed to discuss the promotion in their Executive Session. - Monthly Statistical Analysis -Fire Department Chief Taylor stated there were no comments on the Monthly Statistical Analysis.