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REGULAR MEETING JULY 15, 2015 54
<br />President Collins stated that unless there were questions or objections by members of the Board, the
<br />statistical analysis report for the month of June 2015, as submitted by the Police Department, would
<br />be accepted for filing. There being no objections, the following report was accepted for filing:
<br />JUNE
<br />PART I OFFENSES 2014
<br />MURDER
<br />RAPE
<br />ROBBERY
<br />AGGRAVATED
<br />ASSAULT
<br />BURGLARY RESIDENT
<br />BURGLARY NON
<br />RESIDENT
<br />LARCENY
<br />MOTOR VEHICLE
<br />THEFT
<br />ARSONS
<br />GRAND TOTAL
<br />DR_AFTREVISED JOB DESCRIPTION — DIVISION CHIEF OF INVESTIGATIONS
<br />Chief Teachman stated at the Board's last meeting in June, he passed out a copy of the current job
<br />description for the Investigative Chief position for the Board to review. He stated he is asking the
<br />Board to approve the new job description prior to posting a vacancy with Chief Steve Smith
<br />resigning. Chief Teachman distributed the new proposed job description to the Board in draft form
<br />for their review and comments with the hopes of moving forward with their approval at the next
<br />regular meeting. Chief Teachman noted the same draft job description will be supplied to Human
<br />Resources and the Legal Department for their approval also. President Collins stated the Board
<br />would accept the draft form and take it under review.
<br />FIRE DEPARTMENT
<br />APPROVE PERMANENT PROMOTION TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN — MICHAEL
<br />HUMPHREY
<br />In a letter to the Board, Fire Chief Stephen Cox stated that on July 16, 2014, Firefighter Michael
<br />Humphrey was placed in the position of Captain in Special Assignment. The assignment required
<br />several evaluations in order to determine his abilities in a leadership position. Chief Cox stated that
<br />Firefighter Humphrey has completed all requirements of the position he has occupied in outstanding
<br />fashion and he is therefore recommending that he be permanently promoted to the rank of Captain,
<br />no longer in Special Assignment, effective July 15, 2015. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr.
<br />Jones, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the recommendation for promotion was accepted and
<br />approved.
<br />APPROVE FINDINGS OF FACTS — MICHAEL BROWN
<br />Upon a motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the Board approved the Findings
<br />of Facts in the matter of the discipline of Firefighter Michael Brown, with noted corrections.
<br />President Collins stated the Legal Department would need to revise the findings, due to an error in
<br />the time off which read forty (40), twenty -four (24) hour working days. The Board found that based
<br />on the evidence presented, Firefighter Brown did not violate the Fire Department Duty Manual
<br />§ §300.00(2), the deliberate or gross neglect of duty, any act of incompetence, knowingly interfering
<br />with the assigned task or duty of another, or failing to submit any necessary reports in accordance
<br />with department policy, but did violate § §300.00(11)(E), use of derogatory language; and
<br />§ §300.00(11)(F), discourteous conduct toward the public and other personnel. Based on those
<br />Findings, the Board determined that Firefighter Michael Brown be suspended without pay for the
<br />equivalent of one - hundred, twenty (120), eight (8) hour workdays, commencing on June 26, 2015,
<br />calculated upon his work schedule in February, 2015. Further, he shall be reduced from the rank of
<br />Engineer to Firefighter 2 for a period of twelve (12) months commencing June 26, 2015. President
<br />Collins stated the Board would not sign the Findings today, but wait for the corrected version.
<br />ACCEPT AND APPROVE DECLARATION FOR RETIREMENT — SCOTT AMBROSE
<br />President Collins advised that Fire Chief Steve Cox has submitted to the Board the Application and
<br />JUNE
<br />YEAR TO
<br />DATE
<br />2015
<br />CHANGE
<br />2014
<br />2015
<br />CHANGE
<br />0
<br />1
<br />+
<br />I
<br />7
<br />9
<br />+
<br />2
<br />5
<br />4
<br />1
<br />49
<br />32
<br />-
<br />17
<br />30
<br />30
<br />0
<br />128
<br />166
<br />+
<br />38
<br />29
<br />17
<br />12
<br />118
<br />118
<br />0
<br />75
<br />82
<br />+
<br />7
<br />376
<br />393
<br />+
<br />17
<br />30
<br />24
<br />+
<br />4
<br />126
<br />130
<br />+
<br />4
<br />304
<br />364
<br />+
<br />60
<br />1410
<br />1610
<br />+
<br />200
<br />17
<br />42
<br />+
<br />25
<br />127
<br />179
<br />+
<br />52
<br />3
<br />5
<br />+
<br />2
<br />12
<br />14
<br />+
<br />2
<br />493
<br />579
<br />+
<br />86
<br />2353
<br />2651
<br />+
<br />298
<br />DR_AFTREVISED JOB DESCRIPTION — DIVISION CHIEF OF INVESTIGATIONS
<br />Chief Teachman stated at the Board's last meeting in June, he passed out a copy of the current job
<br />description for the Investigative Chief position for the Board to review. He stated he is asking the
<br />Board to approve the new job description prior to posting a vacancy with Chief Steve Smith
<br />resigning. Chief Teachman distributed the new proposed job description to the Board in draft form
<br />for their review and comments with the hopes of moving forward with their approval at the next
<br />regular meeting. Chief Teachman noted the same draft job description will be supplied to Human
<br />Resources and the Legal Department for their approval also. President Collins stated the Board
<br />would accept the draft form and take it under review.
<br />FIRE DEPARTMENT
<br />APPROVE PERMANENT PROMOTION TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN — MICHAEL
<br />HUMPHREY
<br />In a letter to the Board, Fire Chief Stephen Cox stated that on July 16, 2014, Firefighter Michael
<br />Humphrey was placed in the position of Captain in Special Assignment. The assignment required
<br />several evaluations in order to determine his abilities in a leadership position. Chief Cox stated that
<br />Firefighter Humphrey has completed all requirements of the position he has occupied in outstanding
<br />fashion and he is therefore recommending that he be permanently promoted to the rank of Captain,
<br />no longer in Special Assignment, effective July 15, 2015. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr.
<br />Jones, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the recommendation for promotion was accepted and
<br />approved.
<br />APPROVE FINDINGS OF FACTS — MICHAEL BROWN
<br />Upon a motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the Board approved the Findings
<br />of Facts in the matter of the discipline of Firefighter Michael Brown, with noted corrections.
<br />President Collins stated the Legal Department would need to revise the findings, due to an error in
<br />the time off which read forty (40), twenty -four (24) hour working days. The Board found that based
<br />on the evidence presented, Firefighter Brown did not violate the Fire Department Duty Manual
<br />§ §300.00(2), the deliberate or gross neglect of duty, any act of incompetence, knowingly interfering
<br />with the assigned task or duty of another, or failing to submit any necessary reports in accordance
<br />with department policy, but did violate § §300.00(11)(E), use of derogatory language; and
<br />§ §300.00(11)(F), discourteous conduct toward the public and other personnel. Based on those
<br />Findings, the Board determined that Firefighter Michael Brown be suspended without pay for the
<br />equivalent of one - hundred, twenty (120), eight (8) hour workdays, commencing on June 26, 2015,
<br />calculated upon his work schedule in February, 2015. Further, he shall be reduced from the rank of
<br />Engineer to Firefighter 2 for a period of twelve (12) months commencing June 26, 2015. President
<br />Collins stated the Board would not sign the Findings today, but wait for the corrected version.
<br />ACCEPT AND APPROVE DECLARATION FOR RETIREMENT — SCOTT AMBROSE
<br />President Collins advised that Fire Chief Steve Cox has submitted to the Board the Application and
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