12/29/2010 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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LJ REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 29, 2010 113 Chief Howard Buchanon submitted to the Board the monthly report for the month of November, 2010, compiled by the Prevention/Inspection Bureau of the Fire Department. President Dempsey stated if there were no objections, the Board would accept the report for filing as presented. A summary is as follows: NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2009 1 2010 STRUCTURE FIRES Property Damage -- Buildings & Contents (Estimates) $223,805.00 $89,450.00 INSPECTIONS (Fire Prevention/Inspection Bureau) 336 Inspections 340 Inspections 1 122 Re-Inspections 152 Re-Inspections INVESTIGATIONS (Police/Fire Arson Bureau) 28 22 investigations Investigations 9 6 Arson Arson ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 84 -2010 - A RE_S_OLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, CONCERNING SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS IN THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT Upon a motion by Mr. BonDurant, seconded by Mr. Cottrell and carried, the following Resolution was approved by the Board of Public Safety: RESOLUTION NO. 84-2010 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNING SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS IN THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, the promotion of qualified individuals to the supervisory ranks of any public safety organization such as the South Bend Fire Department is of utmost importance to the efficiency and morale of the department and to the well being of the citizens of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the best means of checking an individual's ability to hold a superior rank is to observe the firefighter performing the duties of that rank; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36- 8- 3 -7(a) authorizes the detailing of regular firefighters to perform special duties within the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the South Bend Fire Department wants to make the best possible promotions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, that: The Fire Chief of the City of South Bend is authorized to assign those firefighters he sees fit to special duties as Captains subject to the circumstances set forth below: 1. The maximum time any firefighter may be assigned to special duty shall be one year; 2. The Chief shall have the power to reassign that firefighter from special duty to his regular assignment at any time; - 3. The Chief shall advise the Board of all such assignments or reassignments at its first regular meeting after the assignment; 4. The Chief shall advise the Board of the performance of each firefighter serving a special assignment or reassignment; 5. In accordance with I.C. 36 -8 -3 -7 and is currently required by Section 5 of the South Bend Fire Department Salary Ordinance, personnel assigned to perform