2025 07-16 Board of Public Safety Meeting Minutes

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JULY 16.2025 53 Police Attorney Kylie Connell stated the above Lexipol polices were submitted for review and the May 21, 2025 Board of Safety Meeting and is now asking for approval. Ms. Claeys pointed out several grammatical among errors among the Lexipol Policies and Attorney Connell made note to correct them. For 318 Ms. Claeys asked who the Crime Victim Liaison was. Attorney Connell stated it was the point of contact for victims and is more commonly referred to as victim advocates. This advocate is typically in the detective unit, the special victims unit, and/or prosecutor's office. For 318 Mr. Heller asked for clarification about what the UVs and TVs are. Attorney Connell clarified they are U Visa and T Visas for immigration status for victims of crimes that qualify someone for immigration status after more violent or sexual crimes such as assaults, rapes, and human trafficking. She noted that part of the approval process is having the police department or prosecutor's office sign off that they were a victim in a case and there is an existing report. For 701 Mr. Heller asked if there was a reason a personal device would be used for work - related tasks. Chief Ruszkowski stated there were very few reasons to use a personal phone for work. For 701 Mr. Kirsits asked if officers are given stipends for phones or issued phones by the department. Chief Ruszkowski said very few have stipends for phones and those in the detective and special units are issued a phone. For 1007 Ms. Claeys asked how often personnel complaint forms in other languages were used. Attorney Connell stated it was very rare and could only recall once in the past year. Upon a motion by Pam Claeys, seconded by Darryl Heller, Lexipol policy 318 was accepted. Upon a motion by Al Kirsits, seconded by Darryl Heller, Lexipol policy 701 was accepted. Upon a motion by Darryl Heller, seconded by Pam Claeys, Lexipol policy 1007 was accepted. 4. FILE QUARTERLY REPORT FOR SPECIALIZED SCHOOLS Chief Scott Ruszkowski submitted the 2nd Quarter report for specialized training and travel associated with members of the SBPD. Chief Ruszkowski stated the expense total for this quarter was $43,692.69 Ms. Claeys noted there were a couple categories with zero (0) training hours. Chief Ruszkowski stated those were civilians who received credit and certification but they did not get tracked as hours for Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) purposes. A few of the other zero (0) training hours were officers who traveled out west to go look at and learn about potential tech for the department, but it was not formal training. Mr. Kirsits emphasized the importance of the future of technology in the fire and police departments. Chief Ruszkowski agreed and stated drones could be used in the near future.