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Minutes of Regular Meeting April 3, 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 Police Chief Steve Balinski, Fire Chief
Vavra, 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
March 6, 2012, as amended, seconded by Commissioner Karge. Commissioners Karge, Loeb,
Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. Commissioner Lukatsky abstained. The
motion passed.
B. Commissioner Karge made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Special Meeting of
March 23, 2012, as amended, seconded by Commissioner Loeb. Commissioners Karge, Loeb,
and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. Commissioners Dibbern and Lukatsky abstained. The
motion passed.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT:
A. Chairman Viehman congratulated the appointments of Sergeant Spolar, FF/PM Deram, FF/PM
McCormick and Police Officer Carlson.
B. Chairman Viehman thanked all those who volunteered at the first FF/PM orientation.
C. Chairman Viehman noted that the 3 fire chiefs who performed the tactical assessment on March
17, 2012, did a great job and were very complementary.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS:
The Commissioners present had no new news to report.
CHIEF AND TRUSTEE REPORTS
FIRE DEPARTMENT
A. Chief Vavra thanked the Board for a great FF/PM orientation on March 31. There
were 146 candidates. Chief Vavra noted that there seems to be a lot of people
looking for work and he was surprised at the number of military, FFII and medic
candidates. He hopes for a good candidate pool.
B. Chief Vavra noted that FF/PM Beckman participated in a three part series showing
the life of a firefighter. He thought this was a plus for the department. Chairman
Viehman asked the Chief to share the link with the Commissioners. He also noted
that this video maybe used in future orientation sessions.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
A. Chief Balinski thanked the Board for holding the Special Meeting. He reported that
Police Officer Carlson has reported to the academy.
B. Chief Balinski reported that 3 officers are on medical leave and 2 officers are on light
duty.
C. Chief Balinski reported that there is a strong possibility that the first line officers may
unionize.
D. Chief Balinski reported that 2 additional officers are taking the VSI and that 3 officers
were granted an extension.
E. Chief Balinski noted that the department is still actively involved in preparations for
the NATO Summit.
F. Commander Szos provided a summary of the COPS Hiring Program. He noted that
the department has applied for the COPS Grant (funds to be used for new hires,
rehires who have been laid off or rehires who are scheduled to be laid off in the
future due to budget cuts). Newly hired officers must be military veterans. Funding
for this hiring grant will be released in September 2012.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE:
There were no questions from the audience.
OLD BUSINESS:
A. Chairman Viehman reported that the Fire Lt. Score Matrix has been updated to reflect the tactical
scores. He asked that all report at 8:30 a.m. on April 21 for the Lt. written test. Chairman
Viehman noted that the fire department has an opportunity for tactical training and there is
potential tactical training and testing for the police sergeant process.
B. As noted earlier there were 146 FF/PM candidates at the first orientation session. He noticed
some returning candidates. The next FF/PM orientation will be on April 5. Please report no later
than 6:00 p.m. for registration. Chairman Viehman asked that CERT members are needed on
April 28 for FF/PM testing to do registration and proctor duties. Doors open at 7:30 a.m.
C. Chairman Viehman has no update to the Rules and Regulations.
D. Action on Police Officer Candidate #3 is tabled until after Executive Session.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. A motion was made by Commissioner Loeb, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern, to approve the
2012 Fire Lieutenant Tactical Assessment scores as presented. 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 2012 Firefighter/Paramedic Testing Timeline as presented. Commissioners Karge, Loeb,
Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.
C. Chairman Viehman opened for discussion the timing of conducting FF/PM oral interviews.
Commissioner Loeb offered that he preferred batch interviewing and the interview would be better
if we knew more about the candidate. Chief Vavra also noted that we can do a better job if the
background is done prior to the oral interview. As a reminder, the oral interview is a separate
element of the testing process. Another option is to plan on interviewing the first 5 candidates
and each Commissioner would study the application. However, the Commissioners must be
careful in peeling the onion during the oral process. Chairman Viehman asked the
Commissioners to think about what process and timeline should be used as we must make a
decision at our next meeting.
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
[51LCS 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 7:55 p.m.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION:
The executive session was called to order at 7:58 p.m. Present were Chairman Viehman,
Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and HR Director Art Malinowski. Discussions on the final
hiring of Police Officer Candidate #3 occurred. At 8:01 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 8:01 p.m. for the purpose of taking action on Police Officer candidate #3.
Present were Chairman Viehman, Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern, and HR Director
Malinowski.
Police Officer Candidate #3: Ross Valstyn. A motion was made by Commissioner Karge, seconded by
Commissioner Dibbern, to make a final offer of employment to Police Officer Candidate Valstyn.
Commissioners Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor the motion. Commissioners Karge and
Loeb voted against the motion. The motion passed. Chairman Viehman will contact the candidate and
make the final offer of employment.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Commissioner Karge to adjourn the meeting at 8:03 p.m., seconded by
Commissioner Loeb. The motion was approved by voice vote
Respectfully submitted,
Jane L. Dibbern, Secretary
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