05/16/12 Board of Public Safety Meeting

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AGENDA SESSION MAY 16, 2012 31 He stated no fees should be charged for storage, the towing fee is enough. Mr. Collins stated the towing companies charge an impound fee plus storage fees from the time of pick -up. He noted they shouldn't be charged storage until twenty -four (24) hours after the time of the impound. Chief Hurley noted towing companies are also charging accident clean-up fees and they shouldn't be doing that. Ms. Beachkofsky stated she needs to re- evaluate the resolution; the board could require the companies to have twenty -four (24) hour access. Chief Hurley stated if someone needs to get something from their car that was not removed before it was towed, they are being charged $50.00 to get access to their car. Mr. Collins agreed that some of the stories are true of the fees being charged. He noted the Board needs to have a clear practice of how to do business. Ms. Beachkofsky stated the first thing is to change the resolution to forbid storage fees in the first twenty -four (24) hours. The other issue is what they can retrieve from their car. Ms. Martin, Clerk of the Board, questioned if it would be feasible as part of the resolution, to require that the section of the resolution laying out the fees be posted in the office of the companies, visible to the public retrieving their vehicles. The Board agreed that would be effective and Mr. Collins added that they could be posted on the tow trucks; much like taxi companies post their fees in their cabs. - Monthly Statistical Analysis — Fire Department Chief Stephen Cox stated arsons are up from last year and noted that three (3) of them were car fires. He stated that as the weather becomes warmer, fires tend to increase. Chief Cox stated that total fires were actually down for this year. Mr. Taylor noted that Medic No. 2 had a very large number of runs in comparison to low numbers of other medic units. He asked if adjustments can be made to help with this imbalance. Chief Cox stated the runs showing are all City runs, the other medic units have substantial runs in the County that aren't included in the statistics. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Cottrell declared the meeting adjourned at 8:45 a.m. BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY Patrick D ottrell, President aura A. Vasquez, Member Eddie Miller, Member J4 Collins, Member Luther T , M ber ATTEST: 64M.M_ain, Cl rk EXECUTIVE SESSION MAY 16, 2012 The Board of Public Safety met in the Executive Session on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 8:48 a.m. The meeting was held in the Mayor's Conference Room, 14th Floor, County City Building, South Bend, Indiana, for the purposes specified in I.C. 5- 14- 1.5- 6.1(b)(2)(A)6(A) and 7 regarding Disciplinary action, extended Medical Leave, and Union Negotiations. Board President Patrick Cottrell and Members Laura Vasquez, Eddie Miller, John Collins, and Luther Taylor were present. Also present were Police Chief Charles Hurley, Fire Chief Steve Cox, and Attorney Andrea Beachkofsky. Board members did not discuss any subject matter other than the subject matter as specified in the Public Notice. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.