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2012-06-12 - Board of Fire and Police Commissioners - Minutes Board orCommission: ❑ Fire& Police commission Docum ent Type: ❑A e g nda 0 Minutes Meeting ate: 06/12/2012 Type of Meeting: ❑ Rescheduled Regular Meeting aa `....� VBG Fire& Police Commission Minutes 2012-06-12.pdf VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE 1 N y fRa u jo jo ::3 1 v d 3uffalc Grove, 111 60089 2196 I mi re 84 7 4 59-2500 ax 84 7 459 7906 VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Minutes of Rescheduled Regular Meeting June 12, 2012 CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Viehman in the Chief s Conference Room of the Village of Buffalo Grove Police Department. Commissioner Dibbern called the roll and noted for the record that a quorum was present at the meeting. Present were Chairman Viehman, Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky and Dibbern. Also in attendance were Fire Chief Vavra, Police Chief Balinski, Police Commander Szos, and HR Director Art Malinowski. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Commissioner Loeb made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Regular Meeting of May 1, 2012, seconded by Commissioner Karge. Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed. B. Commissioner Lukatsky made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Special Meeting of May 15, 2012, seconded by Commissioner Karge. Commissioners Karge, Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. Commissioner Loeb abstained. The motion passed. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT: Chairman Viehman had no new news to report. COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS: The Commissioners present had no new news to report. CHIEF AND TRUSTEE REPORTS POLICE DEPARTMENT A. Commander Szos reported that 3 officers were on light duty, 3 officers out on medical and I officer off on FMLA. He offered condolences to 2 officers who recently suffered deaths in their family. B. Chief Balinski reported that the swearing of 3 new officers will be held on June 25 th at 7:00 p.m. The power test will be conducted on June 26. Two officers will be on payroll July 2'd and the academy begins on July 9th. C. Chief Balinski reported that the open CSO position yielded over 300 applicants. The list has been narrowed down to 14 candidates. D. Chief Balinski reported that Torch Run was held this past Sunday and it was very successful. 1 III: a g e FIRE DEPARTMENT A. Chief Vavra reported 2 firefighter/paramedics were off duty due to medical issues. B. Chief Vavra reported that Chief Vavra reviewed the scenario that took place on April 18, 2012 when Buffalo Grove and Long Grove Fire Departments were dispatched to a medical call for a 33-year old man who had passed out. This call was an excellent example of the incredible skill of the paramedics, and a great example of the cooperation of the crews and the success of the total EMS system that saved the man's life. At the last Village Board Meeting, Chief Vavra presented Company Citations to: Lieutenant Brian Beck, FF/PM Clark Pound, FF/PM Rich Schiradelly, FF/PM Chad McCormick, FF/PM John Jason, FF/PM Scott Wood, FF/PM Katie Hayes, FF/PM Brian Niminski; and Paramedic Student Greg Hanik. C. Chairman Viehman congratulated the department and asked Chief Vavra to notify the Commissioners when special events are held at the Village Board. QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE: There were no questions from the audience. OLD BUSINESS: A. Chairman Viehman noted that Firefighter oral interviews will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2012, in the Chief s Conference Room at the Police Department. Chairman Viehman will send an email to all Commissioners confirming the time schedule. B. Commissioner Dibbern reminded the Commissioners that the July BFPC Regular Meeting will be held on July 10 due to the Fourth of July celebrations. C. Discussion was held on the scheduling of the Lt. Candidate Feedback session. The date selected was Wednesday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m. at station 26. Feedback should include ways to improve the system and make it a better process. All candidates involved in the process will be invited to attend. NEW BUSINESS: A. The preference points for the FF/PM candidate list were received. There are 75 candidates. There were 44 candidates with FFII points, 36 candidates with academic points (15 BA, 21 AA), and 7 candidates with military points. A motion was made by Commissioner Lukatsky, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern, to approve the 2012 FF/PM Candidate Preference Points List, effective May 30, 2012. Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed. B. A motion was made by Commissioner Karge, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern, to approve the FF/PM Candidate Final Eligibility List(Effective June 13, 3012, Expiration June 13, 2014). Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed. 2 age. ADJOURNMENT OF OPEN SESSION: A motion was made by Commissioner Lukatsky, seconded by Commissioner Loeb, for the Board to adjourn to a Closed Executive Session as authorized by Subsection 2(a) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act [5ILCS 120/2(a)] for the purpose of Employment/Appointment matters. Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed. Open session was adjourned at 7:37 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The executive session was called to order at 7:39 p.m. Present were Chairman Viehman, Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and HR Director Art Malinowski. Discussions on the background information on two candidates occurred. At 7:44 p.m. a motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Lukatsky, to adjourn the executive session. Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION: The open session resumed at 7:45 p.m. for the purpose of taking action on final offers of employment. Present were Chairman Viehman, Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern, and HR Director Malinowski. Police Officer Candidate 4 8: Lauren M. Greenwood. A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Karge, to make a final offer of employment to Police Officer Candidate Greenwood. Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed. Chairman Viehman will contact the candidate and make the final offer of employment. Police Officer Candidate 4 10: Ryan S. Parker. A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Loeb, to make a final offer of employment to Police Officer Candidate Parker. Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed. Chairman Viehman will contact the candidate and make the final offer of employment. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned by the Chair at 7:48 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jane L. Dibbern, Secretary Board of Fire and Police Commissioners 31II: age: