05/18/2011 Board of Public Safety Meeting

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 18. 2011 26 Sergeant Bagarus helped establish the fitness program for the Police Department and set up the gym. Mr. Cottrell stated that he worked with Doug before and he's a good man. Chief Boykins joined the Board in thanking him for his commitment, dedication and years of distinguished service to the South Bend Police Department and the citizens of South Bend. Upon a motion made by Ms. Vasquez, seconded by Mr. Miller and carried, the retirement was accepted and approved. ACCEPT AND APPROVE DEMOTION REQUEST RONALD NOWICKI In a letter to the Board, Chief Boykins requested the Board honor the request from Sergeant Ronald Nowicki that he be demoted to the rank of Patrolman 1st Class effective May 18, 2011. Chief Boykin stated in his letter the request was for personal reasons. Upon a motion made by Ms. Vasquez, seconded by Mr. Miller and carried, the requested demotion was approved. ACCEPT CORRECTION TO EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH — FEBRUARY 2011— TERRANCE SANTA In a letter to the Board, Chief Boykins informed the Board of an error in the paperwork for his recommendation for employee of the month for February, 2011. On April 13, 2011, the Board accepted the recommendation of Chief Boykins to name Patrolman 1st Class Terrance Santa as Employee of the Month for January, 2011. Patrolman Santa should have been named Employee of the Month for February, not January. The Board accepted the correction to the record, naming Patrolman Santa as Employee of the Month for February 2011. ACCEPT AND FILE RECOMMENDATION FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH — MARCH 2011 —JAMES BURNS In a letter to the Board, Chief Boykins stated that Patrolman I" Class James Burns was selected as Employee of the Month for March 2011. 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 Boykins noted that Patrolman Burns did an outstanding job using good observation to locate and recover a stolen vehicle with a child inside. There being no further discussion, Mr. Cottrell stated the recommendation would be accepted for filing. ACCEPT AND FILE DONATION TO SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Boykins, Police Department, advised the Board of a generous donation made to the South Bend Police Department PAL Program by Mr. Robert Nichols II in the name of Mayor Stephen Luecke, in the amount of $250.00. There being no further discussion, the letter of donation was accepted and filed. ACCEPT AND FILE DONATION TO SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Boykins, Police Department, advised the Board of a generous donation made to the South Bend Police Department PAL Program by Steel Warehouse in the amount of $100.00. There being no further discussion, the letter of donation was accepted and filed. FILING OF QUARTERLY REPORT FOR SPECIALIZED TRAINING JANUARY FEBRUARY, AND MARCH 2011 Captain Dave Hecklinski, Training Division, South Bend Police Department, submitted to the Board a written Quarterly Report for Specialized Training for the period of January, February, and March 2011. The report indicated the specialized training attended; the names of the officers who attended and the costs involved. There being no questions concerning this report, the Quarterly Report for Specialized Training as submitted was accepted and filed. FILING OF MONTHLY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REPORT — APRIL 2011 President Dempsey indicated that unless there were questions or objections by members of the Board, the statistical analysis report for the month of July 2010, as submitted by the Police Department, would be accepted for filing. There being no objections, the following report was accepted for filing: APRIL APRIL PART I OFFENSES 2010 2011 CHANGE MURDER 0 2 + 2 RAPE 3 2 1 ROBBERY 33 30 3 YEAR TO DATE (10) 1112 CHANGE 0 3 20 19 96 98 + 3 - 1 + 2