08/21/13 Board of Public Safety Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 21, 2013 69 and testimony regarding this charge. Upon a motion by Mr. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Collins and carried, the Board rejected Sergeant Boocher's request for a Hearing and approved Chief Teachman's recommend discipline of one (1) day of suspension from duty without pay. CITY TOWING LIST RESOLUTION Attorney Cory Hamel stated as it relates to the Board's Towing Resolution, the Board has chosen not to make any changes to the Resolution at this time. He confirmed that the Resolution stays as it stands today, with the amendments made last year. He offered to meet with the representatives from the towing companies present after the Board's meeting to answer any questions. FILING OF QUARTERLY REPORT FOR SPECIALIZED TRAINING -- APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE 2013 Lieutenant Dave Hecklinski, Training Division, South Bend Police Department, submitted to the Board a written Quarterly Report for Specialized Training for the period of April, May, and June of 2013. The report indicated the specialized training attended; the names of the officers who attended; and the costs involved. There being no questions concerning this report, the Quarterly Report for Specialized Training as submitted was accepted and filed. ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTHS — JUNE AND JULY 2013 In a letter to the Board, Chief Teachman stated that Lieutenant Steve Noonan was selected as Employee of the Month for June 2013, and Patrolman John Gast was selected for the month of July 2013. The award is to recognize officers, civilian employees, on the South Bend Police Department who have demonstrated actions noted by supervisors or citizens from both a professional law enforcement position and in support of the community policing efforts with citizens of South Bend. Chief Teachman outlined the details of Lieutenant Noonan's exceptional response to a domestic violence call that resulted in a murder; and Patrolman Gast's actions that resulted in the recovery of thousands of dollars of items taken in a liquor store robbery. There being no further discussion, the recommendation was accepted. FILING OF MONTHLY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REPORT — JULY 2013 Chief Teachman stated the Common Council made an adjustment to an Ordinance requiring precious metals and pawn shops to do online tracking of items to help resolve burglaries, which continue to see an increase. Chief Teachman noted that overall, the murder rate is down. He stated new technology has been requested for the Board of Work's approval using an acoustic system to track when and where shots are fired in real time. Mr. Cottrell indicated that unless there were questions or objections by members of the Board, the statistical analysis report for the month of September 2011 as submitted by the Police Department would be accepted for filing. There being no objections, the following report was accepted for filing: JULY JULY YEAR TO DATE PART I OFFENSES 20t2 2013 CHANGE 2012 2013 CHANGE MURDER 1 2 +- 1 9 5 - 4 RAPE 3 9 + 6 25 53 + 28 ROBBERY 33 38 + 5 165 194 + 29 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 23 23 0 130 95 - 35 BURGLARY RESIDENT 135 102 - 33 747 588 - 159 BURGLARY NON 31 48 + 17 264 173 - 91 RESIDENT LARCENY 233 324 + 91 1647 1673 + 26 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 33 28 - 5 174 163 - 11 ARSONS 3 1 - 2 19 13 - 6 GRAND TOTAL 495 575 + 80 3180 2957 - 223 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Cottrell declared the meeting adjourned at 10:43 a.m. BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY Patrick D. Cottrell, Member