02/14/72 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1206' February 14, 1972 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9:30 A..M., on February 14, 1972. All members were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved. FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief Bland appeared before the Board and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Chief Bland requested that Captain Michael Wegenka and Lieutenant James Cole be permitted to attend the Fire Department Instructors' Conference at Kansas City, Missouri, on March 14 through 17, 1972, at their own expense. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the request was granted for the two officers to attend the conference. Chief Bland recommended that the request for the use of the Fire Stations #3, #4 and #11 by the St. Joseph County Heart Association, for drop off and collection points on Heart Sunday, February 27, 1972 be granted. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Chief's recommendation and instructed the Clerk to write to the St. Joseph County Heart Association informing them of the decision. POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Seals appeared before the Board and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Chief Seals presented a report that officer Thomas Balogh had been off sick more than thirty days, but that he is now back to work and the Chief suggested that he be used for light duty until such time as he is released for active duty by his Doctor. Upon motion made, seconded and carried the Board approved the recommendation and Officer Balogh will be used for light duty in the Police Department. CHARGES AGAINST PATROLMAN MAURICE VAN WOODS Robert W. Seals,,.. eals,, Chief of the Police Force of the City of South Bend, does hereby prefer charges against Patrolman Maurice Van Woods, said charges being that on the 26th day of January, 1972 at or about 3:00 P.M. at S. S. Kresge's Store, 201 S. Michigan Street, in South_ Bend, Patrolman Maurice Van Woods did violate sections 1.4 and 1.8 of the Code of Ethics and the Cannons of Police Ethics of the Duty Manual and that Patrolman Maurice Van Woods did violate Section 4.2 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Poli-ce-Department of the City of South Bend, as contained in the Duty Manual and that Patrolman Maurice Van Woods did violate Section 4.50 of the Rules and Regulations of the Police Department of the City of South Bend as contained in the Duty Manual of the South Bend Police Department. Wherefore, the under- signed Chief requests that the Board of Public Works and Safety order a hearing had upon the charges, fix a date and time for said -hearing before said Board, and that proper notice of the time and place of said hearing on the charges be served upon Patrolman Maurice Van Woods forthwith. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board directed the Legal Department to prepare a notice of hearing to be served to Patrolman Maurice Van Woods, and set the hearing at 9:30 A.M. on February 17, 1972, in the hearing room of the Board Room 1308, County City Building. The notice is to be servied by an assistant to the City Attorney.