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~~3 PUBLIC AGENDr~ SESSION MAY 3, 2006 she (3oard of Public Safety met in the Public Agenda Session at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 with President Jesusa Rodriguez. Board Members Jti~nita Dempsey, Donald Alford and Pa[rf ck D. Cottrell were present. Mr. Bruce J. Bondurant was welcomed as the new Board member. _llso present were Uniform Division Chief Darryl Boykins, Chief Luther Taylor and Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar. Police Chief Thomas H. Fau1z was not present. The meeting was held in the Board of Public Works Meeting Room, 13`" Floor, County City Building, South Bend, Indiana. Board members discussed the following item(s) from that list: ~.~idiuons to the Agenda Mr. Bodnar stated two (2) items are being added to the agenda: 1) Special Police Commissions; and 2 j Proposal for Police Department Training Class. Chief Taylor stated no agenda items for the Fire Department were being added at this time. IZetiie~w ut-Nlinutes Mr. Cottrell noted u~ en-or on page 34 of the minutes, in the "Regular Meeting" section of the April 12, ?006 meeting. The minutes indicated President Jesusa Rodriguez was present at this meeting. The minutes should be corrected to read `President Rodriguez was not present°'. - Charge 06-05 -Fire Department Mr. Bodnar stated this is a new Filing of Charges and recommended the Board accept the Charges. The Board when then instnict the Cleric of the Board to serve the appropriate paperwork. Mr. Bodnar stated Chief Taylor would serve the paperwork to the firefighter. Charge 06-04 and Charge 06-03-James Gadacz and John Szucs -Fire Department Mr. Bodnar stated Mr. Gadacz and Mr. Szucs did not notify the Clerk of the Board of their intent to request •a hearing. These matters will be discussed further in the Executive Session. The Board may accept the Charges filed by Chief Taylor or implement other discipline. - Comn~endalions - Pire Department Mr. Bodnar stated three (3) lirefighters receiving the commendation will be present at the meeting. Mr. Bondurant noted that he is a relative of one of the individuals and will abstain from voting. - l~~lonthly Statistical Analysis - Firc [~cpartment Chief Taylor noted there is a slight increase in EMS nms. - Charge 06-02 -Joseph Muszer -Police Department Mr. Michael Tuszynski, Attorney for Joseph Muszer, submitted a letter to the Board of Safety indicating he would like a continuance in the matter of Charge 06-02, due to previous conunitmcnts. The date of the hearing was previously set for Friday, May 5, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. The Board discussed the matter and rescheduled the hearing date for May 17, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. in the _Vleeting Room of the 13`x' floor, County City Building. An Executive Session is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on the same date. The Clerk will notify the appropriate par-ties_ - Resignarion -Police Department Mr. Bodnar stated the resignation is not due to a disciplinary action. Chief Boykins stated this individual did not show progressive improvement during his training period and decided ~o resign for personal reasons. - Monthly Statistical Analysis -Police Department {~i~icf B~~j~kins stated seti°eral larceny and aggravated assault suspects have been arrested. Btiu~glaries have risen slibhtly in the southeast area. - Special Policc Commissions IVIr. Bodnar stated the two (2) Special Police Commissions are for Parking Properties. - Proposal -Policc Department Training Chief Boykins stated the uaining proposal is acost-savings to the Police Department, as it brh7gs the trainers to the facility to "train the trainers". Vlore police officers are trained using this method. Police officers from other cities attend this training at their cost. - F.O.P. Memorial Day Service Invitation Nh~. Bodnar stated the F.O.P. has invited the Board of Safety to the Memorial Service.