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Home My WebLink About01/10/07 Board of Public Safety Minutesr~~Q ~. PUBLIC AGENDA SESSION JANUARY 10, 2007 The Board of Public Safety met in the Public Agenda Session at 8:05 a.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 with President Jesusa Rodriguez present. Board Members Juanita Dempsey, Donald Alford, Patrick D. Cottrell and Bruce J. BonDurant were present. Also present were Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar, Police Chief Thomas Fautz, and Fire Chief Luther Taylor. The meeting was held in the Board of Public Works Meeting Room, 13~h Floor County City Building, South Bend, Indiana. Board members discussed the following item(s) from that list: - Correction to the Minutes Mr. BonDurant stated that on page four of the minutes, the first item under the Police Department stating Division Chief Eugene Kyle is retiring in good standing for the last thirty-five (35) years and sixteen (16) days, should include the words "after serving". - Filing of Monthly Statistics -Police Department Chief Fautz, Police Department, noted that the statistics for November for murder, aggravated assault, and burglary are finally going down. He stated that burglaries are down due to the apprehension of some key suspects committing numerous robberies in the area. Chief Fautz stated that crime rates in general are up 12% which is average for Midwest cities of comparable size. He credited the Disarm Task Force for doubling the number of guns taken off of the streets. Chief Fautz noted that aggravated assaults are at an all time low compared to the last ten to fifteen years. - Voluntary Demotion -Fire Department Chief Taylor, Fire Department, stated that the voluntary demotion was the personal request of the firefighter who currently serves as Battalion Chief in the Bureau of Special Operations to return to his previous duties as a Captain in Fire Suppression. - Promotion -Fire Department Chief Luther Taylor, Fire Department, stated that the promotion request was due to the ' voluntary demotion request and the need to fill the spot left open as a Battalion Chief in the Bureau of Special Operations. Mr. Bodnar, Legal, stated that due to the recognition of the promotion by Mayor Luecke, there was no motion needed to approve the promotion. - Additions -Fire Department Chief Taylor, Fire Department, requested the Board to add a letter of revision to the original Recruit Hiring letter submitted in December. The letter requests that two of the recruits be allowed to defer from the recruit class, and attend the next class in 2007. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, President Rodriguez declared the meeting adjourned at 8:27 a.m. ~-~ BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY 1 Donald L. Alford, Member uanita Dempsey, Member ~~~~~~ Patrick D. Cott 11, ember Bruce J. BonDurant, Member TTES~ ~ inda M. Martin, Cler ~~ EXECUTIVE SESSION JANUARY 10.2007 The Board of Public Safety met in Executive Session on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. 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. 5-14-1.5-6.1 (b) (2) (B) and (b) (6) (A). President Jesusa Rodriguez and Board Members Juanita Dempsey, Donald Alford, Bruce J. BonDurant and Patrick Cottrell were present. Also present were Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar, Police Chief Thomas Fautz, and Fire Chief Luther Taylor. Board members did not discuss any subject matter other than the subject matter as specified in the Public Notice. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 a.m. BOARD OF PUBT.TC' SAFI Je us Rodriguez, President nald L. Alford, ber `u/ .l ~---~~. uanita Dempsey, Mem ATTEST: ~~~ ~ ~~~ inda M. Martin, Clerk REGULAR MEETING ~~ l~D Patrick D. Co trell, Member t~---~ J. Bruce J. BonDurant, Member JANUARY 10.2007 The Board of Public Safety met in the regular meeting at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2007, with President Jesusa Rodriguez and Board Members Juanita Dempsey, Donald Alford, Bruce J. BonDurant and Patrick D. Cottrell present. Also present were Police Chief Thomas Fautz, Fire Chief Luther Taylor and Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar. The meeting was held in the Board of Public Works Meeting Room, 13`h Floor, County City Building, South Bend, Indiana. ACCEPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS President Rodriguez made a motion that the minutes of the Public Agenda Session, Executive Session, and Regular meetings of the Board held on December 20, 2006 be accepted, with the noted corrections, if there were no objections by members of the Board. Mr. BonDurant seconded the motion which carried. FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCEPT AND APPROVE VOLUNTARY REQUEST FOR DEMOTION BATTALION CHIEF GREG METZGER Chief Taylor submitted a letter recommending that the Board accept the voluntary demotion request of Battalion Chief Greg Metzger from Battalion Chief in the Bureau of Special Operations to a Captain in Fire Suppression. Upon a motion made by Mr. Alford, seconded by Ms. Dempsey and carried, the request for demotion was accepted and approved. ACCEPT REQUEST FOR PROMOTION -CAPTAIN MIKE DAMIANO Chief Taylor submitted a letter recommending the promotion of Captain Mike Damiano to Battalion Chief. In his letter Chief Taylor stated that Captain Damiano is well respected by his coworkers and comes highly recommended by his Chief. Captain Damiano is involved with Swiftwater Rescue as a Diver, member of the Hazmat Team and an Instructor for the Indiana 1 i 1 REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 10, 2007 (';j: River Rescue School. He also serves as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and is an Auto Extrication Instructor. Chief `Taylor stated that Captain Damiano's promotion was confirmed by Mayor Luecke. Chief Taylor presented Captain Damiano with his badge and recognized and thanked all the Firefighters who came to the meeting to show their support. ACCEPT AND APPROVE AMMENDMENT TO THE RECRUIT HIRING LIST In a letter to the Board, Chief Taylor requested the recruit hiring list which was submitted to the Board of Public Safety on December 20, 2006, be amended from twelve (12) recruits to ten (10) recruits, and that the two recruits being taken off the list, Andrew Slager and Michael Hewartson, be allowed to attend the next class in 2007. Chief Taylor stated that their requests are in compliance with the hiring clarification policy. Upon a motion made by Mr. Alford, seconded by Ms. Dempsey and carried, the amendment was accepted and approved. POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCEPT AND APPROVE REQUEST FOR EXTENDED MEDICAL LEAVE -SERGEANT CHARLES STOKES In a letter to the Board, Chief Fautz requested that the Board accept and approve a request for an extended medical leave of twenty-four (24) calendar days from December 8, 2006 to December 30, 2006 for Sergeant Charles Stokes. Upon a motion made by Mr. BonDurant, seconded by Mr. Cottrell and carried, the request was approved. FILING OF MONTHLY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REPORT -OCTOBER 2006 President Rodriguez indicated that unless there were questions or objections by members of the Board, the statistical analysis report for the month of October 2006 as submitted by the Police Department would be accepted for filing. There being no objections, the following report was accepted for filing: October October YEAR TO DATE PART I OFFENSES 2005 2006 CHANGE 0~5~ ~ CHANGE MURDER 2 0 -2 11 9 -2 RAPE 4 4 0 59 61 2 ROBBERY 34 41 7 267 333 66 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 20 25 5 306 254 -52 BURGLARY RESIDENT 100 112 12 854 1153 299 BURGLARY NON 56 48 -8 499 509 10 RESIDENT LARCENY 344 456 112 3712 4136 424 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 49 46 -3 465 485 20 ARSONS 10 7 -3 82 74 -8 GRAND TOTAL 619 739 120 6255 7014 759 FILING OF MONTHLY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REPORT -NOVEMBER 2006 President Rodriguez indicated that unless there were questions or objections by members of the Board, the statistical analysis report for the month of November 2006 as submitted by the Police Department would be accepted for filing. There being no objections, the following report was accepted for filing: November November YEAR TO DATE PART I OFFENSES 2005 2006 CHANGE ~ ~ CHANGE MURDER 0 0 0 11 9 -2 RAPE 0 5 5 59 66 7 ROBBERY 30 36 6 297 369 72 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 28 19 -9 334 273 -61 BURGLARY RESIDENT 123 105 -18 977 1258 281 BURGLARY NON 59 36 -23 558 545 -13 RESIDENT LARCENY 345 408 63 4057 4544 487 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 53 22 -31 518 507 -11 ARSONS 3 5 2 85 79 -6 GRAND TOTAL 641 636 -5 6896 7650 754 JiixGULAR MEETING JANUARY 10.2007 ~'~ :: ~. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, President Rodriguez declared the meeting adjourned at 9:19 a.m. BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY Jes o iguez, dent Donald L. Alford, Membe _ ~ uanita Dempsey, Mem r _~~ Patrick D. Cottrell, Member ATTEST: inda M. Martin, C1 rk Bruce J. BonDurant, Member 1 1 1