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Home My WebLink About06/30/05 Board of Public Safety Minutes:: 1 1 1 PUBLIC AGENDA SESSION JUNE 22, 2005 The Board of Public Safety met in the Public Agenda Session at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 with President Jesusa Rodriguez and Board Members Wesley Taylor, Juanita Dempsey and Donald Alford present. Also present were Police Chief Thomas H. Fautz, Fire Chief Luther Taylor and Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar. The meeting was held in the Board of Public Works Meeting Room, 13`" Floor, County City Building, South Bend, Indiana. - Minutes Mr. Bodnar stated the minutes had been reviewed. - Quiet Zone Designation Information Mr. Bodnar stated a change in the Federal Statute states there must be a public designation of the Quiet Zone for train whistles on file in a public place. - Monthly Statistics -Fire Department Chief Taylor stated the statistics were accurate. - Retirement -Police Department Chief Fautz stated this is the first Mexican-American to retire from the Police Department. He noted all retirees will be honored at a special awards banquet on June 26, 2005. - Promotions -Police Department Chief Fautz stated there are four (4) promotions. - Request for Extended Medical Leave -Police Department Chief Fautz stated this accident occurred while the officer was off-duty. The officer does not have any more sick time to use and has requested an extended medical leave. - Amended Finding of Fact -Police Department Chief Fautz stated the officer received adiscipline oftwenty-one (1) days suspension, which was to begin on June 10. Due to the shortage of manpower, Chief Fautz requested the suspension to begin at the end of July. - Monthly Statistics -Police Department Chief Fautz stated the statistics for March and April have been amended. The current statistics indicate a decrease in crime. Chief Fautz stated in high number of aggravated assaults, arsons and residential burglaries are being addressed. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, President Rodriguez declared the meeting adjourned at 8:10 a.m. TTES :~ ~, r Ang a K. Jacob, Clerk J BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY f:~,l.~~ 9~+ EXECUTIVE SESSION JUNE 22, 2005 The Board of Public Safety met in Executive Session on Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at 8:15 a.m. The meeting was held in the Mayor's Conference Room, 14~" 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) and adjourned at 9:01 a.m. Board members did not discuss any subject matter other than the subject matter as specified in the Public Notice. BOARD OF PUB SAFETY Je s Rodriguez, Presiden ATTEST: Angela .Jacob, Clerk REGULAR MEET , ING JUNE 22, 2005 The Board of Public Safety met in the regular meeting at 9:01 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2005, with President Jesusa Rodriguez and Board Members Wesley Taylor, Juanita Dempsey and Donald Alford present. Also present were Police Chief Thomas H. Fautz and Fire Chief Luther Taylor. Also present was 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. APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS President Rodriguez advised that if there were no objections by members of the Board, the minutes of the Public Agenda Session, Executive Session, and Regular meetings ofthe Board held on June 1, 2005 would be accepted. ACCEPT AND FILE QUIET ZONE DESIGNATION INFORMATION Mr. Jeffrey Jankowski, Deputy City Attorney, submitted the above referred to information, and stated that pursuant to Federal Regulations, the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County have a Quiet Zone in place. The Quiet Zone has been in place and observed for over 30 years, and is observed 24 hours per day. The Quiet Zone relates to train whistles. There being no further ' discussion, the Quiet Zone Designation information was accepted and filed. FIRE DEPARTMENT FILING OF MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT -MAY 2005 Chief Luther Taylor submitted to the Board the monthly report for the month of May 2005, as complied by the Prevention/Inspection Bureau of the Fire Department. 'A summary is as follows: Donald L. A ford, Me er ~` -;~ ! REGULAR MEETING JUNE 22, 2005 During the month of May the Fire Department responded to structure fire with property damage of buildings and contents entered at: May 2005 - $108,350.00 May 2004 - $371,015.00 Additionally, during the month of May, the Fire Prevention/Inspection Bureau performed inspections including compliances, violations and inspections: May 2005 - 548 May 2004 - 469 94 Re-Inspections 112 Re-Inspections The Police /Arson Bureau performed investigations as follows: May 2005 - 16 Investigations, 7 Arsons May 2004 - 19 Investigations, 6 Arsons POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCEPT AND APPROVE RETIREMENT -LIEUTENANT ARMANDO GARCIA Chief Thomas Fautz stated Lieutenant Armando Garcia is retiring in good standing from the South Bend Police Department effective June 14, 2005. He was with the department for thirty-six (36) years, six (6) months and twenty eight (28) days. The Board wished him well in his endeavors. Upon a motion made by Mr. Alford, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the retirement was accepted and approved. ACCEPT AND APPROVE PROMOTION -STEPHEN BERGER ' Chief Thomas Fautz requested that Mr. Stephen Berger be promoted from the rank of Patrolman to the rank of Corporal effective June 27, 2005. He has successfully completed three (3) years of service with the South Bend Police Department. Upon a motion made by Ms Dempsey, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the promotion was accepted and approved. ACCEPT AND APPROVE PROMOTION -ANTHONY IERACI Chief Thomas Fautz requested that Mr. Anthony Ieraci be promoted from the rank of Patrolman to the rank of Corporal effective June 26, 2005. He has successfully completed three (3) years of service with the South Bend Police Department. Upon a motion made by Ms. Dempsey, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the promotion was accepted and approved. ACCEPT AND APPROVE PROMOTION -WILLIAM JOHNSON Chief Thomas Fautz requested that Mr. William Johnson be promoted from the rank of Patrolman to the rank of Corporal effective June 26, 2005. He has successfully completed three (3) years of service with the South Bend Police Department. Upon a motion made by Ms. Dempsey, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the promotion was accepted and approved. ACCEPT AND APPROVE PROMOTION -JOHN COX Chief Thomas Fautz requested that Mr. John Cox be promoted from the rank of Patrolman to the `rank of Corporal effective June 26, 2005. He has successfully completed three (3) years of service with the South Bend Police Department. Upon a motion made by Ms. Dempsey, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the promotion was accepted and approved. ACCEPT AND APPROVE EXTENDED MEDICAL LEAVE -RONALD NOWICKI Chief Thomas Fautz requested the Board grant Sergeant Ronald Nowicki a paid, extended medical leave of approximately forty-two (42) calendar days from June 28, 2005 to August 8, 2005. He had surgery on his leg from a fall and will have exhausted all of his sick, vacation and personal time for 2005. Upon a motion made by Ms. Dempsey, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the request was approved. ` ~' "~~G. REGULAR'MEETING JUNE 22, 2005 APPROVE AMENDED FINDINGS OF FACT -BRIAN KENDALL Mr. Bodnar stated earlier this year the Board imposed discipline on Sergeant Brian Kendall arising out of his off-duty conduct. As part of the punishment, he was to take 21 consecutive calendar days off beginning approximately June 10, 2005. Because of manpower training and other demands, he feels it is beneficial to the Department that this portion of the discipline be imposed later. Chief Thomas Fautz stated the dates of the. suspension be moved from June 10, 2005 to the start date of July 31, 2005 to August 20, 2005. Upon a motion made by Ms. Dempsey, seconded by Mr. Taylor and carried, the request was approved. FILING OF MONTHLY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REPORT -MAY 2005 President Rodriguez indicated that unless there were questions or objections by members of the Board, the statistical report for the month of May 2005, as submitted by the Police Department, would be accepted for filing. In addition, the statistics for March 2005 and April 2005 have been amended. There being no objections, the following reports were accepted for filing: MAY 2005 YEAR TO DATE PART I OFFENSES 2004 2005 CHANGE ~ (~ CHANGE ,MURDER 0 0 0 4 4 0 RAPE 11 8 - 3 29 27 -2 ROBBERY 39 21 - 18 134 106 -28 AGGRAVATED ASSLT 37 38 + 1 120 162 +42 BURGLARY RES 77 81 + 4 336 369 +33 BURGLARY NON RES 60 48 - 12 272 196 - 76 LARCENY 346 351 + 5 1842 1613 -229 MOTOR VEH THEFT 37 44 + 7 199 196 - 3 ARSONS 5 7 + 2 18 27 + 9 GRAND TOTAL 612 598 -114 2954 2700 -254 MARCH 2005 YEAR TO DATE 2004 2005 CHANGE ~ ~ CHANGE MURDER 0 0 +0 4 1 -3 RAPE 7 2 -5 13 12 -1 ROBBERY 17 15 -2 64 59 -5 AGGRAVATED ASSLT 32 27 -5 69 73 +4 BURGLARY RES 69 76 +7 198 201 +3 BURGLARY NON RES 63 33 -30 165 102 -63 LARCENY 423 356 -67 1129 916 -213 MOTOR VEH THEFT 43 31 -12 129 109 -20 ARSONS 5 8 +3 10 16 +6 GRAND TOTAL 659 548 -111 1781 1489 -292 APRIL 2005 YEAR TO DATE PART I OFFENSES 2004 2005 CHANGE ~ ~ CHANGE MURDER 0 3 +3 4 4 0 RAPE 5 7 +2 18 19 +1 'ROBBERY 31 26 -5 95 85 -10 AGGRAVATED ASSLT 14 51 +37 83 124 +41 BURGLARY RES 61 87 +26 259 288 +29 BURGLARY NON RES 47 46 -1 212 148 -64 LARCENY 367 346 -21 1496 1262 -234 MOTOR VEH THEFT 33 43 +10 162 152 -10 ARSONS 3 4 +1 13 20 +7 GRAND TOTAL 561 613 +52 2342 2102 -240 1 1 1 4~~~,:, ,.« 1 1 1 REGULAR MEETING JUNE 22, 2005 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, President Rodriguez declared the meeting adjourned at 9:06 a.m. ~ BOARD OF TTEST: ~~~ ~ Angel C. 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