2025 05-21 Board of Public Safety Meeting Minutes

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MAY 21, 2025 39 Law Enforcement Training Board. This allows the Board to investigate and determine if certification should be revoked. Finally, the disciplinary procedures outside the personnel complaint, this was somewhat in the policy, but this makes it clearer. Also, before getting to discipline there’s a verbal and there’s informal admonishment counseling and those things are still documented, but they are not considered discipline under the same category. Pam Claeys asked what the Office of Professional Standards was. Chief Ruszkowski advised that it falls under Internal Affairs. Pam Claeys asked what “Garrity advisement” meant. Attorney Connell advised that an employee can be required to give a statement by their employer, and refusal could lead to termination. However, that statement is protected from being used in criminal investigations as it is only for internal use. Pam Claeys inquired about the meaning of the words “administratively coerced”. Chief Ruszkowski advised that if we compel somebody to give an interview, for example anything policy related, they have no choice. If you refuse, than you can be terminated from employment. Pam asked if the U Visa and the T Visa protect victims of domestic violence and asked how frequently they get them. Attorney Connell advised that they are for human trafficking and domestic violence victims and actually any victim of a crime. A victim can apply for a visa, or the police department that investigated the crime can confirm that they were a victim of a crime. Chief Ruszkowski stated that he gets on average two (2) per week. Attorney Connell advised that some of these cases are very old, with people trying to clear up their status years later. This process is just one (1) step and does not determine visa outcomes. It involves verifying that a report was filed, the person was a victim, suffered harm, and cooperated with the investigation. Federal crime categories may need to be adjusted to match state law, and the process includes answering several detailed questions. 6. FILE MONTHLY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REPORT APRIL 2025 Chief Scott Ruszkowski submitted the monthly statistical analysis report for April 2025 and stated there was a six percent (6%) decrease in Part One Offenses. He also noted that there was an increase in rapes from nineteen (19) to thirty (30). He stated that he would share some notes after the meeting to put things into perspective.