12/19/12 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 19 2012 95 occurred in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Chief Hurley explained the suspects would strike late at night or early in the morning. They would climb on the roof of the gas station and cover the dish with aluminum foil and use a credit card in the gas pump to steal up to as much as 5,000 gallons of gas at one time. While on patrol one morning, Patrolman Gast observed suspicious activity at a gas station on Western Avenue. He knew the owner and had his home phone number due to previous problems at the station. He contacted him and called other officers to the scene, while continuing to update the owner of the activity that was occurring. The officers were able to make an arrest of some Chicago individuals that were responsible for the multi -State thefts. There being no further discussion, Mr. Cottrell stated the Board would accept the recommendation of Chief Hurley for filing. FILING OF MONTHLY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REPORT — NOVEMBER 2012 Police Chief Charles Hurley stated that Part 1 Offenses are all down 20 %, except, unfortunately for homicide, which is up. Mr. Cottrell indicated that unless there were questions or objections by members of the Board, the statistical analysis report for the month of November, 2012, as submitted by the Police Department, would be accepted for filing. There being no objections, the following report was accepted for filing: FIRE DEPARTMENT DENY GRIEVANCE — SHAWN KUMINECZ Mr. Cottrell stated a Grievance was filed by Firefighter Shawn Kuminecz asking for an additional twenty -two (22) hours of pay he believes he was entitled to. After review of the letter from the Local Union President and Fire Chief Steve Cox's letter, Mr. Cottrell stated the Board denies his grievance and accepts the recommendation of Chief Cox. Therefore, upon a motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the Board denied the Grievance filed by Shawn Kiminecz, and accepted Chief Cox's recommendation that he be paid for two (2) hours of overtime and denied the additional twenty -two (22) hours pay. APPROVE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT 2013 -2014 HIRING LIST In a letter to the Board, Fire Chief Stephen Cox requested the Board approve the hiring list attached to his letter, for 2013 -2014. Chief Cox noted in his letter that the applicants endured a lengthy application and testing period that lasted from April to November, 2012 and included a written exam, physical agility test, and an oral interview. Evaluation and compilation of test results was performed by an independent agency, Institute for Public Safety Personnel, Inc. Upon a motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the fast was accepted and approved effective January 1, 2013. APPROVE AGREEMENT TO EXTEND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AMBULANCE STAFFING AGREEMENT — MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BEND Fire Chief Steve Cox submitted an agreement to extend the above existing agreement with Memorial Hospital for ambulance staffing until a new agreement can be drawn up. Therefore, upon a motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the extension of the 2012 agreement was approved until March 1, 2013. APPROVE 2013 -2014 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Upon a motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the 2013 -2014 Collective NOVEMBER NOVEMBER YEAR TO DATE PART I OFFENSES 2011 2012 CHANGE 2( 0111 2f 0121 CHANGE MURDER 2 2 0 9 15 6 RAPE 6 2 4 58 51 - 7 ROBBERY 22 29 7 354 284 - 70 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 15 20 5 250 218 - 32 BURGLARY RESIDENT 157 103 54 1540 1213 327 BURGLARY NON 65 26 39 567 398 169 RESIDENT 284 220 64 3196 2605 591 LARCENY MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 28 25 3 295 255 40 3 5 2 41 33 8 ARSONS 582 432 150 6310 5072 1238 GRAND TOTAL FIRE DEPARTMENT DENY GRIEVANCE — SHAWN KUMINECZ Mr. Cottrell stated a Grievance was filed by Firefighter Shawn Kuminecz asking for an additional twenty -two (22) hours of pay he believes he was entitled to. After review of the letter from the Local Union President and Fire Chief Steve Cox's letter, Mr. Cottrell stated the Board denies his grievance and accepts the recommendation of Chief Cox. Therefore, upon a motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the Board denied the Grievance filed by Shawn Kiminecz, and accepted Chief Cox's recommendation that he be paid for two (2) hours of overtime and denied the additional twenty -two (22) hours pay. APPROVE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT 2013 -2014 HIRING LIST In a letter to the Board, Fire Chief Stephen Cox requested the Board approve the hiring list attached to his letter, for 2013 -2014. Chief Cox noted in his letter that the applicants endured a lengthy application and testing period that lasted from April to November, 2012 and included a written exam, physical agility test, and an oral interview. Evaluation and compilation of test results was performed by an independent agency, Institute for Public Safety Personnel, Inc. Upon a motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the fast was accepted and approved effective January 1, 2013. APPROVE AGREEMENT TO EXTEND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AMBULANCE STAFFING AGREEMENT — MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BEND Fire Chief Steve Cox submitted an agreement to extend the above existing agreement with Memorial Hospital for ambulance staffing until a new agreement can be drawn up. Therefore, upon a motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the extension of the 2012 agreement was approved until March 1, 2013. APPROVE 2013 -2014 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Upon a motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the 2013 -2014 Collective