07/18/12 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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AGENDA REVIEW SESSION �- JULY 18, 2012 52 The Board of Public Safety met in the Public Agenda Session at 8:07 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, with Board President Patrick D. Cottrell, and Board Members Eddie Miller, John Collins, and Luther Taylor present. Board Member Laura Vasquez was absent. Also present were Police Chief Charles Hurley, Fire Chief Steve Cox, and Board Attorney Andrea Beachkofsky. The meeting was held in the Board of Public Works Conference Room, 13th Floor County City Building, South Bend, Indiana. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA Ms. Beachkofsky stated the Board does not need to set a Hearing date in the Regular meeting; that can be done during the Executive Session. She noted that since there are so many individual's schedules to work around, she would like it removed from the agenda and dealt with during the Executive Session. Fire Chief Steve Cox stated the Mayor will be attending the regular meeting to pin the badges on the firefighter's being promoted. He suggested that since the Police Department has two (2) promotions also, both the Fire and Police promotions be moved to the first and second items on the agenda so the families of the officers won't have to wait. Board members discussed the following items from the agenda: - Monthly Statistical Analysis — Fire Department Chief Steve Cox, Fire Department, stated the County still is under a burn ban. He stated over the last month or two (2), grass fires are up nearly 400% due to the exceptionally dry conditions. Chief Cox noted that those numbers are out of the ordinary for this time of year, but not unexpected. - Retirements — Fire Department Board of Safety Clerk, Linda Martin, stated she would like to make note of the accomplishments of one of the retirees, Timothy Janowiak. She stated he was responsible for getting the Fire Fighter's Memorial built in Seitz Park, along with the creation of the Firefighter's Blues Festival. She noted the first project he worked on was the purchase ofthe first Fire Safety House from the Blues Festival funds. Ms. Martin stated his nrnndect nrnieet was when the funds from the Firefighter's Blues Fest were used to send a child from Memorial's Pediatric Cancer Ward to Disney World. Board member Luther Taylor agreed and stated he was the Fire Chief when Mr. Janowiak came on the department, and he hit the ground running as the person in charge of Special Projects. - Promotions — Fire Department Mr. John Collins stated that both individuals being promoted today, Joseph Galea and Timothy Lancaster, are good people that will serve the Department well. - Monthly Statistical Analysis — Police Department Police Chief Charles Hurley stated almost all of the statistics are down this month, but most notably there is a significant decrease in burglaries. He noted he likes to give credit to his department for doing a good j ob in decreases in crime, but he also acknowledges that they are responsible for any increases. ADJOURNMENT There being no further adjourned at 9:47 a.m. 1 business to come before the Board, Mr. Cottrell declared the meeting BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY Eddie Miller, Member