01/10/07 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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r~~Q ~. PUBLIC AGENDA SESSION JANUARY 10, 2007 The Board of Public Safety met in the Public Agenda Session at 8:05 a.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 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: - Correction to the Minutes Mr. BonDurant stated that on page four of the minutes, the first item under the Police Department stating Division Chief Eugene Kyle is retiring in good standing for the last thirty-five (35) years and sixteen (16) days, should include the words "after serving". - Filing of Monthly Statistics -Police Department Chief Fautz, Police Department, noted that the statistics for November for murder, aggravated assault, and burglary are finally going down. He stated that burglaries are down due to the apprehension of some key suspects committing numerous robberies in the area. Chief Fautz stated that crime rates in general are up 12% which is average for Midwest cities of comparable size. He credited the Disarm Task Force for doubling the number of guns taken off of the streets. Chief Fautz noted that aggravated assaults are at an all time low compared to the last ten to fifteen years. - Voluntary Demotion -Fire Department Chief Taylor, Fire Department, stated that the voluntary demotion was the personal request of the firefighter who currently serves as Battalion Chief in the Bureau of Special Operations to return to his previous duties as a Captain in Fire Suppression. - Promotion -Fire Department Chief Luther Taylor, Fire Department, stated that the promotion request was due to the ' voluntary demotion request and the need to fill the spot left open as a Battalion Chief in the Bureau of Special Operations. Mr. Bodnar, Legal, stated that due to the recognition of the promotion by Mayor Luecke, there was no motion needed to approve the promotion. - Additions -Fire Department Chief Taylor, Fire Department, requested the Board to add a letter of revision to the original Recruit Hiring letter submitted in December. The letter requests that two of the recruits be allowed to defer from the recruit class, and attend the next class in 2007. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, President Rodriguez declared the meeting adjourned at 8:27 a.m. ~-~ BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY 1 Donald L. Alford, Member uanita Dempsey, Member ~~~~~~ Patrick D. Cott 11, ember Bruce J. BonDurant, Member TTES~ ~ inda M. Martin, Cler