02/18/2015 Board of Public Safety Meeting

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PUBLIC AGENDA SESSION FEBRUARY 18, 2015 11 Irish Hills Apartments that added to the numbers greatly. He stated they also have gone to those devices and have not had a significant fire since. - Findings of Facts— Jack Stilp President Vasquez stated Judge Chamblee contacted the Board and does not have the Findings ready yet. She stated this item will need to be tabled. - Resignation —Kyle Baker Police Chief Ronald Teachman stated this is an instance where they lost an officer during the field training program. Be made note of what it takes to become a full- fledged officer in South Bend. Chief Teachman stated their last training session had eighty -five (85) candidates signed up and only forty-six (46) showed up. He explained they lose a lot of candidates during the first physical fitness test. Chief Teachman noted however, this time they did not lose any female candidates. He stated out of the furry -six (46) that showed up, they lost about ten (10) or eleven (11), but they are still waiting on results of the written test. Chief Teachman stated the Police Department anticipates about four (4) to six (6) openings in the spring. He emphasized their field training is a rigorous process w go through, and many don't make it. Be added once they get on the street, sometimes they realize it's not the career for them, which is the case in this instance with Kyle Baker's resignation. - Employee of the Month — Ron Johnson Chief Teachman stated he would say more during the regular meeting, but this officer vas off duty when he heard an alert of a strong -armed robbery, spotted the vehicle, stopped it and solved the case. - Monthly Statistical Analysis Chief Teachman stated as he explained before, larceny drives all the other categories. He noted there is a large Opium problem, causing an increase in larceny. Chief Teachman informed the Board that one merchant balked at the shoplifting policy brought before the Board previously. He noted they are meeting with them to discuss, and all the other merchants they approached are supportive. Chief Teachman made note that rape, robbery, and aggravated assault are down this month, as well as persons shot. - Addition to the Agenda — General Order for Recording and Live -Feed Capabilities Chief Teachman stated he hopes to have a discussion about this policy today and allow the Board to review the draft and vote on it at their next meeting. Chief Teachman explained there are cameras set up in their interrogation room that were clumsy and awkward and still used VCR's. IRecord came in and put in a sophisticated device connected to a hard drive or server that allows review from an outside location and gives the ability to extract parts of discussions that are needed without the need to make copies of the entire interrogation. Be stated they are looking to store data in the cloud. Chief Teachman noted they now need a policy for their employees. He informed the Board that they had an occasion to do an impromptu discussion with multiple suspects but the interrogation rooms are only built for one suspect, so they want the recording equipment in the conference room. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Chief Cox stated he wanted to make the Board aware of their minority and female recruitment processes. Be stated they have developed a committee to address the issue to get more minority an d women that has been meeting since December. Chief Cox no they began using some programs other Fire Departments have been using, and will be performing active recruitment. Chief Cox added they wanted to improve their online presence and are actively moving, but not because the Council brought the issue to their attention, because they brought it to the council previously. Mr. Collins questioned if any member of the council brought any pro-active ideas to you. Chief Cox stated they have only offered limited support and some Council members have gone on record that it's not their job to do recruitment, but the Fire Department has to have their support to do this. Mr. Taylor stated he had conversations with both of the Chiefs and commends both on the steps they've taken to recruit minorities and women. Chief Cox added that after this meeting, he had a meeting with the South Bend School Commission and Ivy Tech on how their students can work towards becoming recruits. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting adjourned at 9:03 a.m. BOA OF PUBLIC SAFETY i Laura A. Vasquez, Presid