04/20/06 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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r°~ ~:.. EXECUTIVE SESSION APRIL 20, 2006 The Board of Public Safety met in the Executive Session at 8:05 a.m. on Thursday, April 20. 2006, with Board President Jesusa Rodriguez with Board Members Juanita Dempsey, Pati•icl: Cottrell and Donald L. Alford present. Also present were Fire Chief Luther Tai for and Assistant City Attorney Cheryl Greene. Police Chief Thomas Fautz and Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar were not present. The meeting was held in the Mayor's Conference Room, 14`h Floor, County City Building, South Bend, Indiana, for the purposes specified in I.C. 6-14-1.5-6.1 (b) (2) (B) ' and (b) (6) (B) and adjourned at 8:52 a.m. SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 20, 2006 A special meeting of the Board of Public Safety was convened at 8:55 a.m. on Thursday, Apri120, 2006 by Board President Jesusa Rodriguez. Board Members Donald L. Alford, Juanita Dempsey and Patrick Cottrell were present. Also present was Assistant City Attorney Cheryl Greene and Fire Chief Luther Taylor. Captain Phil Trent, Police Department, was present. Police Chief Thomas Fautz and Attorney Thomas Bodnar were not,present. Attorney Joseph Simeri was present. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-2006 -CONCERNING DRIVER'S LICENSES Attorney Greene read the Resolution. Chief Taylor stated the adoption of this Resolution is in the best interest of both Departments. Upon a motion made by Mr. Alford, seconded by Ms. Dempsey and carried, the following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Safety: RESOLUTION NO. 22-2006 A RESOT,iJTiON OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA CONCERNING DRIVER'S LICENSES ' WHEREAS, the Duty Manuals of the South Bend Police Department and of the South Bend Fire Department require that all members have a valid Indiana Driver's License; and WHF,RF,AS, it is possible for a member of either department to lose, temporarily, his/her driver's license, and yet be a productive member of the department; and WHEREAS, it almost inevitably takes more than thirty (30) days to brings charges against a member, hold the hearing, and enter Findings of Fact to dismiss the member from the department. NOW. THEREFORE, be is resolved by the Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana that the Chief of each department shall have the authority to allow a memher of that department to remain on the department subject to all of the following conditions being met: 1. There is necessary work on the department which the member can perform, which work could not be performed by an available member on light duty; and 2. 1 he amount of time the member will be on the department without a license (disciplinary suspensions, vacations or similar planned absences, and administrative leave without pay excluded) is no more than thirty (30) days; and 3. The member has notified the Chief of the circumstances which led to the loss of license at the earliest reasonable time (for example, when returning to work after being charged in a driving offense which could result in loss of license); and