2025 01-15 Board of Public Safety Meeting Minutes

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JANUARY 15, 2025 14 commissioners out of five (5) that may be past members of a fire or police department). 6. The members of the SBFD will be provided with access to the information submitted by the eligible applicants. 7. The members of the SBFD may schedule their own separate meeting(s) in advance of the election meeting to discuss, or hear from, any prospective candidates, or to agree to other procedures for the meeting that do not otherwise conflict with this Resolution. 8. The City of South Bend will provide access to an online portal for voting on eligible applicants on February 6, 2025 from the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. 9. The City Clerk or their designee will be the only authorized party that can access the voting results to determine the election results, and will prepare a certified report of the results, including the vote count for each candidate, in a sealed envelope. 10. At the election meeting, a member of the Local 362 executive board will open the meeting and a chair (the “Chair”) will be selected as determined by the membership physically present in attendance. 11. The Chair will retrieve the Clerk’s sealed envelope containing the results of electronic voting then open and read aloud the contents of the results at the election meeting. 12. After confirming which two (2) candidates were elected by the members, the Chair will confirm which Commissioner will serve a four (4) year term, which will be based on which candidate received the most votes. If there is a tie, the members physically present will vote to determine which candidate will receive the two (2) or four (4) year term. 13. The appointed Chair of the election meeting will provide notice to the Clerk of the Board of Public Safety concerning the election outcome and duration of the terms of the elected Commissioners. 14. Unless otherwise determined by the members, the election meetings may be attended by members through electronic means. 15. The Board further approved a notice that describes the procedures for the election meeting, attached hereto as Exhibit A, which must be read during shift roll calls, and will be posted in prominent locations in the stations of the department, and comply in all other respects with the requirements of the Merit Board Act. 16. This Resolution will be in full force and effect upon its adoption. ADOPTED this 15th day of January 2025. s/Daniel Jones, President s/Darryl Heller, Member s/Alfred Kirsits, Member s/Pamela Claeys, Member ATTEST: s/Theresa Heffner/Clerk Exhibit A NOTICE