12/17/2014 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 17.2014 95 s /Eddie L. Miller Member s /Johnny Collins, Member s /Luther Taylor; Member &/Daniel Jones. Member ATTEST: s/Linda M. Martin, Clerk FILING OF QUARTERLY TRAVEL AND TRAINING EXPENDITURES REPORT— AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2014 Fire Chief Steve Cox submitted to the Board a written Quarterly Travel and Training Expenditures Report for the period of August, September, and October 2014. The report summarizes travel and training expenditures for the South Bend Fire Department personnel during this quarterly period. In his letter, Chief Cox slated that training is essential to all aspects of fire service and it is necessary to remain abreast of the most current firefighting technologies and emergency medical services. There being no questions concerning this report, the Quarterly Report for Travel and Training Expenditures was accepted and filed. FILING OF MONTHLY STATISTICAL. ANALYSIS REPORT — NOVEMBER 2014 Fire Chief Stephen Cox submitted to the Board the monthly report for November 2014 compiled by the Prevention/Inspection Bureau of the Fire Department. M- s. Vasquez stated if there were no objections, the Board would accept the report for filing as presented. A summary is as follows: NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2013 2014 STRUCTURE FIRES Property Damage -- Buildings & Contents Estimates) $114,850.00 $147,575.00 INSPECTION DIVISION 205 Inspections 197 Total Inspections 87 Re-Inspections) (50 Re-Inspections) INVESTIGATION DIVISION 17 16 Investi ations Investi ations 2 Incendiary 2 7 Accidental Arsons 0 Natural 5 Undetermined PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Police Chief Ronald Teachman stated be would like to acknowledge Sergeant Detective Chris Hinton who will speak regarding a program under study regarding a Lethality Policy and will bring back a formal policy in January for the Board's review. Sergeant Hinton informed the Board that he is assigned to the Domestic Violence Division and has been working with the County to "train the trainers" in order to enact a lethality policy that includes an eleven question protocol for officers to fallow to determine if a victim should be referred to an advocacy unit. Sergeant Hinton passed out copies of the policy and noted the first three questions officers would ask would automatically determine that the victim should be referred to a victim advocacy unit. Sergeant Hinton noted there are currently twelve (12) counties in Indiana using the policy. President Vasquez stated the Board discussed this at their Agenda Review Session and they look forward to seeing the draft and they are in support of the program. Chief Teachman stated there is another issue they are working on involving wrongful convictions and why they occur. He noted they have determined that the weak link is in witness identification and the possibility of unintended influence. Chief Teachman stated there are several procedures used for witness identification, the most common one being a photo array. Chief Teachman stated they are working on a. policy where the key presenter of the photo array is not involved and doesn't know anything about the case so there is no unintended influence. Attorney Douglas Grimes addressed the Board and stated he appreciates the Board's efforts with Officer Jack Stilp but explained that he felt it necessary to make his objections to the Findings of Facts at this time. Attorney Grimes stated they object to the imposing of ninety (90) days without