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Home My WebLink About01/21/09 Board of Public Safety MinutesPUBLIC AGENDA SESSION JANUARY 21, 2009 The Board of Public Safety met in the Public Agenda Session at 8:07 r Wednesday, Janu 21, 2009 with Board President Juanita Dempsey present. Board Members Donald Alford, Bruce BonDurant, Patrick D. Cottrell, and Jack Reed were also present. Also present were Police Chi Darryl Boykins, Fire Chief Howard Buchanon, and Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar, I The meeting was held in the Board of Public Works Meeting Room, 13 )t" Floor, County City Building, South Bend, Indiana. MITI MIM ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 8:48 am. 0 �13 • WN, I [• �* M Patrick D. Cottrell, Member "---E. Jack ecd, Member 3 ATTEST: "--,/1,inda M. Martin\, ClerF- I UMMMUMNIM ATTEST: Lida M. Martin, de_rk____'1 REGULAR MEETING The Board of Public Safety met in the regular meeting at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, with Board President Juanita Dempsey and Board Members Donald Alford, Patrick D. Cottrell, Bruce J. BonDurant, and Jack Reed present. Also present were Police Chief Darryl Boykins, Fire Chief Howard Buchanon, and Board Attorney Thomas Bodnar. The meeting was held in the Board of Public Works Meeting Room, 13t" Floor, County City Building, South Bend, Indiana. APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS Board President Juanita Dempsey advised that if there were no objections by members of the Board, the minutes of the Public Agenda Session, Executive Session, and Regular meetings of the Board held on December 23, 2008 and the Special Meeting held on December 30, 2008 would be accepted with the noted corrections. nfflv�� ACCEPT AND FILE LETTER WITHDRAWING MOTION FOR HEARING - WAYNE BOOCHER President Dempsey stated that a letter to the Board from Mr. Spencer Walton, Attorney for Officer Wayne Boocher, withdrawing the motion for a hearing for back-pay, would be accepted and placed on file. REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 21, 2009 ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 0 1 -2009 - A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING THE 2009 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT Upon a motion by Mr. BonDurant, seconded by Mr. Cottrell and carried, the following Resolution wR s approved by the Board of Public Safety: RESOLUTION NO. 01 -2009 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND INDIANA AMENDING THE 2009 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, the Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is empowered by [taw to establish rules and regulations for the South Bend Police Department: and WHERE AS, it is important that School Resource Officers follow a vacation schedule which corresponds as nearly as practical to that of the South Bend Community School Corporation, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend that Section III of Resolution 85-2008 is amended in its entirety to read as follows.- SECTION 111. Officers assigned to the South Bend Community School Corporation as School Resource Officers shall have the following holidays: F011m, s/Patrick Cottrell, Member s/Donald Alford, Member I M, ATTEST: s/Linda M. Martin, Clerk s/Bruce Bondurant, Member s/E. Jack Reed, Member ACCEPT PROMOTION - KEITH SCHWEIZER Chief Boykins recommended that Lieutenant Keith Schweizer be promoted to the rank of Captain in the Investigative Division, Metro Special Operations Section effective January 5, 2009. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. BonDurant, seconded by Mr. Cottrell and carried, the recommended promotion was accepted. a ACCEPT AND FILE DONATION TO SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Boykins, Police Department, dvised the Board of a generous donation a Bend Police Department Youth Boxing Program of fifty (50.00) dollars, given by Elaine and Robert M- no further discussion, accepted and filed. FILING OF MONTIgLY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REPORT — DECEMBER 2008 President Dempsey indicated that unless there were questions or objections by members of the Board, the statistical analysis report for the month of December 2008, as submitted by the Police Department, would be accepted for filing. There being no objections, the following report was accepted for filing: 112111 Ma AMBULANCE MEDIC ASSISTS In a Memorandum to the Board, Mr. Bodnar requested that Fire Chief Bucharion or Paramedic Chief Steve Cox, be authorized to sign the above agreement on behalf of the South Bend Fire Department, providing for occasional assistance to Walkerton, Polk, Lincoln Ambulance Service. Mr. Bodnar noted that this agreement reflects past practice that they have had with this company. Therefore, December December YEAR TO DATE FART I OFFENSES 2007 2008 CHANGE J971 LQ8J CHANGE MURDER 1 0 - 1 7 15 8 RAPE 3 5 2 67 73 8 ROBBERY 45 37 - 8 448 409 - 39 AGGRAVATED 25 21 - 4 283 322 39 ASSAULT BURGLARY RESIDENT 123 138 15 1346 1683 337 BURGLARY NON -RES 52 50 - 2 600 601 1 LARCENY 357 29 - 60 4438 4179 - 259 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 40 30 - 10 489 502 13 ARSONS 3 6 3 106 75 - 31 GRAND TOTAL, 649 584 - 65 7784 7859 75 112111 Ma AMBULANCE MEDIC ASSISTS In a Memorandum to the Board, Mr. Bodnar requested that Fire Chief Bucharion or Paramedic Chief Steve Cox, be authorized to sign the above agreement on behalf of the South Bend Fire Department, providing for occasional assistance to Walkerton, Polk, Lincoln Ambulance Service. Mr. Bodnar noted that this agreement reflects past practice that they have had with this company. Therefore, I REEGULAR MEETING JANUARY 21, 2009 upon a motion by Mr. Cottrell, seconded by Mr. Reed and carried, the agreement was accepted and Chief Cox was approved to sign the agreement on behalf of the Fire Department. FILING OF MONTHLY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REPORT — DECEMBER 2008 Chief Howard Buchanon submitted to the Board the monthly report for the month of December 2008 compiled by the Prevention/Inspection Bureau of the Fire Department. A DECEMBER DECEMBER 1 2007 2008 STRUCTURE FIRES Property Damage -- Buildings & Contents $3,725,217.00 (Estimates) $270,900.00 $257,100.00 INSPECTIONS 4302 Inspections (Fire Prevention/Ins ection Bureau) 287 Inspections �= 289 Inspections 113 Re-Inspections tions 279 INVESTIGATIONS Im/pqfigations (Pnfir. /Fire Arson Bureau) 21 21 Investi.-ations Investigations 3 6 Arson Arson Ms. Dempsey stated the report would be accepted for filing. FILING OF ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT — 2008 Chief Howard Buchanon submitted to the Board the annual report for the year of 2008 compiled by the Prevention/Inspection Bureau of the Fire Department. A summary is as follows: ANNUAL 2007 ANNUAL 200 STRUCTURE FIRES Property Damage—Buildings & Contents (Estimates) $3,725,217.00 $3,033,813.00 INSPECTIONS (Fire Prem-,ntion/Inspection Bureau) 4302 Inspections 4467 Inspections 973, Re-Inspections 1504 Re-Inspections INVESTIGATIONS (Police /Fire Arson Bureau) 279 264 Im/pqfigations Investigations 105 72 Arson Arson Ms. Dempsey stated the report would be accepted for filing. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, Ms. Dempsey declared the meeting adjourned at 9:32 a. m. BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY Juanita Dempsey, President &t Patrick D. Cottrell, Member7 ATTEST: Ilflnda M. Martin, Clem ' -� Jaek,i2`eed, em"be'r