12/20/06 Board of Public Safety Minutes

Home Browse Search

N ~l ..~..l i. REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 20.2006 1. When a candidate has been notified that he/she has been accepted for further testing for employment by the South Bend Fire Department but is unable to proceed due to injury or illness, the candidate shall retain a position on the hiring list for the duration of the hiring list, providing that the candidate notifies the South Bend Fire Department in writing of this inability within seven (7) days after either receiving notice or after the injury or illness, whichever occurs later. 2. When a candidate has been notified that he/she has been accepted for further testing for employment by the South Bend Fire Department but wishes to decline that opportunity at that time for any reason, he/she shall notify the South Bend Fire Department of that reason(s). Notice to the Fire Department must be given in writing within seven (7) days after receiving notice or after the event which is the cause for declining to proceed immediately, whichever comes later. The Chief of the South Bend Fire Department shall determine if the reason to decline is substantial and not frivolous and if there is a substantial likelihood that the candidate would accept another employment offer within one (1) year. If the Fire Chief determines that the reason is substantial and acceptance within one (1) year likely, the candidate may retain his/her position on the list. By declining to accept employment at the time it is originally offered, the candidate has relinquished his/her right to that position on the list and has no appeal from the decision of the Fire Chief. 3. If the candidate is unable to accept due to injury or illness, he/she shall be required to retake the C.P.A.T. at the candidate's expense. If the Fire Department has paid for a PERF physical and/or psychological examination for the candidate, then all costs for retaking those exams shall be paid by the candidate. 4. Nothing in this Resolution shall be construed as any guarantee that any further hirings will be made from the list prior to its expiration. 5. All other portions of Resolution 81-200 and any other amendments to the Resolution shall remain in full effect. Adopted this 20th day of December, 2006 CITY OF SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY s/Jesusa Rodriguez ,President s/Donald Alford, Member s%Juanita Dempsey ,Member s/Patrick Cottrell, Member s/Bruce J. BonDurant, Member ATTEST: s/Linda Martin, Clerk FILING OF MONTHLY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REPORT -NOVEMBER 2006 Chief Luther Taylor submitted to the Board the monthly report for the month of November 2006 compiled by the Prevention/Inspection Bureau of the Fire Department. Chief Taylor stated that he will review the numbers for commercial alarms for Truck 6 and submit needed corrections at next month's meeting.