01/19/2011 Board of Public Safety Meeting

Home Browse Search

PUBLIC AGENDA SESSION JANUARY 19, 2011 The Board of Public Safety met in the Public Agenda Session at 8:09 a.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 with President Juanita Dempsey and Board Members Patrick D. Cottrell, Bruce BonDurant, Laura Vasquez and Eddie Miller present. Also present were Police Chief Darryl Boykins, Fire Chief Howard Buchanon, and Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar. The meeting was held in the Board of Public Works Meeting Room, 13th Floor County City Building, South Bend, Indiana. Board members discussed the following items from that list: - Addition to the Agenda Linda Martin, Clerk of the Board, noted the addition by the Fire Department of their Travel and Training Quarterly Expense Report for October, November, and December 2010. - Review of Minutes President Dempsey stated in the Public Agenda Session of the Minutes of December 29, 2010, the request for a demotion by Lieutenant Mike Suth should state a request to be demoted to Sergeant. She stated that currently it says Lieutenant Suth is requesting to be demoted to Evidence Tech. Fire Chief Buchanon noted today's agenda should list the approval of Fire Suppression Captain Promotion List before the approval of a promotion to Fire Suppression Captain in Special Assignment. Filing of Charges 01 -2011 — Christopher Bortone Attorney Thomas Bodnar suggested the Board may need to meet the following Wednesday to set a Hearing date for Charges 01 -2011. He stated he would contact all Board members before then with dates that Attorney Joseph Simeri will be available. Approve Retirements Chief Darryl Boykins, Police Department, stated that retiring Sergeant Marian Nicks - Walker has been an outstanding officer, never causing any problems. He informed the Board that Sergeant Albert DeRoo is retiring after forty-seven years, the longest serving officer in South Bend's history. Monthly Statistical Analysis — Police Department Police Chief Darryl Boykins stated all statistics for the month of December were down, except for home burglaries. He noted the arrest rate in that category is the highest it's been in the history of South Bend. Mr. Miller added the arrest rate on home invasions has been fantastic. Chief Boykins stated the response has been great on the officer's part. He noted that home invasions are on the increase and a lot are from kids coming from the Chicago area. He stated there is a trend in this area that the Police need to get on top of before the summer, or it's going to be out of control. Monthly Statistical Analysis — Fire Department Chief Buchanon stated the number of arsons listed by the Fire Department for the month of December 2010 does not match the number listed by the Police Department. He stated they are looking into their records to determine where the conflict is and will report back to the Board. Chief Buchanon noted different situations can affect the reporting. If a call comes in and it is originally referred to as an arson and it is later determined it was not an arson, it will not be included in the monthly statistics as such. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, President Dempsey declared the meeting adjourned at 8:28 a.m. BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY uanita Dempsey, President Patrick D. Cottr 11, Member