07/07/10 Board of Public Safety Special Meeting

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SPECIAL MEETIN G JULY 7, 2010 55 South Bend Fire Department Duty Manual and South Bend Fire Department Standard Operating Procedure 231.002. This was conduct unbecoming an Officer of the South Bend Fire Department and a violation of I.C. 36- 8- 34(b)(2)(A),(B),(C) and (H). CHARGE V On June 14, 2010 at approximately 7:02 p.m. Engine 3 was dispatched to 107 N. St. Louis Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana. David Schackow was the Captain on Engine 3, the first arriving company on the scene, but when his tour of duty day was completed he did not enter the necessary Fire Incident Report for the run. This failure to timely enter a report violated Rules 202.05 and 204.07 of the South Bend Fire Department Duty Manual and South Bend Fire Department Standard Operating Procedure 231.002. This was conduct unbecoming an Officer of the South Bend Fire Department and a violation of I.C. 36- 8- 34(b)(2)(A),(B),(C) and (H). CHARGE VI On June 14, 2010 at approximately 7:56 p.m. Engine 3 was dispatched to 3454 E. Douglas Road, South Bend, Indiana. David Schackow was the Captain on Engine 3, the first arriving company on the scene, but when his tour of duty day was completed he did not enter the necessary Fire Incident Report for the run. This failure to timely enter a report violated Rules 202.05 and 204.07 of the South Bend Fire Department Duty Manual and South Bend Fire Department Standard Operating Procedure 231.002. This was conduct unbecoming an Officer of the South Bend Fire Department and a violation of I.C. 36- 8- 34(b)(2)(A),(B),(C) and (H). CHARGE VII On June 14, 2010, at approximately 8:55 p.m. Engine 3 was dispatched to 1617 E. McKinley Avenue, South Bend, Indiana. David Schackow was the Captain on Engine 3, the first arriving company on the scene, but when his tour of duty day was completed he did not enter the necessary Fire Incident Report for the run. This failure to timely enter a report violated Rules 202.05 and 204.07 of the South Bend Fire Department Duty Manual and South Bend Fire Department Standard Operating Procedure 231.002. This was conduct unbecoming an Officer of the South Bend Fire Department and a violation of I.C. 36- 8- 3- 4(b)(2)(A),(B),(C) and (H). CHARGE VIII On June 14, 2010 at approximately 11:06 p.m. Engine 3 was dispatched to 956 N. Patty Lane, South Bend, Indiana. David Schackow was the Captain on Engine 3, the first arriving company on the scene, but when his tour of duty day was completed he did not enter the necessary Fire Incident Report for the run. This failure to timely enter a report violated Rules 202.05 and 204.07 of the South Bend Fire Department Duty Manual and South Bend Fire Department Standard Operating Procedure 231.002. This was conduct unbecoming an Officer of the South Bend Fire Department and a violation of I.C. 36- 8- 34(b)(2)(A),(B),(C) and (H). CHARGEIX On June 15, 2010 at approximately 12:54 a.m. Engine 3 was dispatched to 920 N. Patty Lane, South Bend, Indiana. David Schackow was the Captain on Engine 3, the first arriving company on the scene, but when his tour of duty day was completed he did not enter the necessary Fire Incident Report for the run. This failure to timely enter a report violated Rules 202.05 and 204.07 of the South Bend Fire Department Duty Manual and South Bend Fire Department Standard Operating Procedure 231.002. This was conduct unbecoming an Officer of the South Bend Fire Department and a violation of I.C. 36- 8- 34(b)(2)(A),(B),(C) and (H). RECOMMENDATION Due to Captain David Schackow not following a direct order in compliance with the Duty annual Section 300.03 Rules of Conduct, Fire Chief Howard Buchanon recommended that he be receive five (5) eight -hour day's (40 hours) suspension without pay equaling $697.20. The Chief also recommended the demotion to the rank of Engineer because Captain Schackow has not tried to rectify the situation. President Dempsey stated the Board would accept the charges for filing and instructed the Clerk to prepare a letter to serve the Charges on Captain David Schackow. Upon a motion made by Mr. BonDurant, seconded by Mr. Cottrell and carried, the charges were accepted and filed and Chief Buchanan's recommendation was approved. POLICE DEPARTMENT