04/04/07 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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~` :i ~. REGULAR MEETING FIRE DEPARTMENT APRIL 4, 2007 ACCEPT AND APPROVE PROMOTION - RON SIMON President Rodriguez advised that Chief Taylor has submitted to the Board a recommendation that Lieutenant Paramedic Ron Simon be promoted to the rank of Captain in Fire Suppression, effective Apri14, 2007. He has been with the Fire Department since January 4, 1989 and is a Paramedic and a member of the Swiftwater Rescue Team. Upon a motion made by Mr. Alford, seconded by Mr. Cottrell and carried, the promotion was accepted and approved. ACCEPT AND APPROVE PROMOTION -CHAD AMMERMAN President Rodriguez advised that Chief Taylor has submitted to the Board a recommendation that Engineer Chad Ammerman be promoted to the rank of Captain in Fire Suppression, effective April 4, 2007. He has been with the Fire Department since March 20, 1997, and is a Paramedic and a member of the Tactical Rescue Team. Upon a motion made by Mr. Alford, seconded by Mr. Cottrell and carried, the promotion was accepted and approved. ACCEPT AND APPROVE PROMOTION -DAVE SCHACKOW President Rodriguez advised that Chief Taylor has submitted to the Board a recommendation that Lieutenant Paramedic Dave Schackow be promoted to the rank of Captain in Fire Suppression, effective April 4, 2007. He has been with the Fire Department since March 29, 1995, and is a Paramedic and a member of the Tac Two Team. Upon a motion made by Mr. Alford, seconded by Mr. Cottrell and carried, the promotion was accepted and approved. ACCEPT AND APPROVE PROMOTION -JEFF STONEBURNER President Rodriguez advised that Chief Taylor has submitted to the Board a recommendation that Lieutenant Jeff Stoneburner be promoted to the rank of Captain/Paramedic in Emergency Medical Service, effective Apri14, 2007. He has been with the Fire Department since October 4,1995 and is a Paramedic. Upon a motion made by Mr. Alford, seconded by Mr. Cottrell and carved, the promotion was .accepted and approved. Mayor Stephen Luecke stated that this was the first test of the new promotion system and thanked Chief Taylor for implementing the new process for selecting his candidates for promotion. Mayor Luecke congratulated the four newly appointed Captains. Chief Taylor thanked the labor committee for working with the Fire Department on the promotion process. Chief Taylor congratulated the newly appointed Captains and presented them with their badges. POLICE DEPARTMENT APPROVAL OF SPECIAL POLICE COMMISSIONS - Richard Gray - Scott Nance Police Chief Thomas Fautz recommended that a Special Police Commission for Parking Properties be issued on April 4, 2007, until revoked, for the above referred to individuals. These Commissions are issued for the on-street patrol parking enforcement personnel and they do not include the carrying of a weapon or the powers of arrest. The aforementioned individuals have met the Commission requirements of the South Bend Police Department. Upon a motion made by Ms. Dempsey, seconded by Mr. BonDurant and carried, the Special Police Commissions were approved. APPROVE RECOMMENDATION FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH -JANUARY 2007 - CORPORAL PHILLIP HERMAN Chief Fautz stated that Corporal Phillip Herman was selected as Employee of the Month for January, 2007. The award is to recognize officers, civilian employees, on the South Bend Police Department who have demonstrated actions noted by supervisors or citizens from both a professional law enforcement position and in support of the community policing efforts with citizens of South Bend. Chief Fautz noted this officer was instrumental in apprehending two dangerous felons and solving a two-man crime spree. There being no further discussion, a motion to approve the recommendation was made by Ms. Dempsey, seconded by Mr. BonDurant and carried. 1 1 1