2010-09-07 - Board of Fire and Police Commissioners - Minutes Board orCommission: ❑ Fire& Police commission
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Meeting ate: 09/07/2010
Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Minutes of Regular Meeting September 7, 2010
CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Chairman Viehman in the Chiefs
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, HR Director Art
Malinowski, and Trustee Liaison Steve Trilling. Fire Lt. Durkin, Fire Lt. Wagner
and FF/PM Kelly also attended to make a presentation to the Board.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Commissioner Lukatsky made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPO
Regular Meeting of August 3, 2010, seconded by Commissioner Loeb. The motion
was approved by a voice vote
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT:
A. Chairman Viehman reminded the Board of the Fire Department Open House
which will be held on Saturday September 25, 2010 from 10:00am to 2:00pm
at Station 26. The Firefighter of the year will be announced.
B. Chairman Viehman reminded the Board of the Night Golf event for Special
Olympics on Friday, September 10. Contributions are accepted.
C. He reminded the Board of the next round of activities in 2011. The Police
Officer Eligibility List expires August 5, 2011 and the Police Sergeant
Eligibility List expires on December 23, 2011. In 2012 the Fire Department
Lt. Eligibility List and the FF/PM Eligibility List expire. Chairman Viehman
will schedule a planning session with Police Chief Balinski before the next
meeting to discuss the testing process.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS:
A. Commissioner Dibbern thanked the Police Department and the Fire
Department on behalf of the BG Friends of the Park for their assistance
during Buffalo Grove Days with the running of the Stampede race.
Commission Loeb also thanked the departments for all of their efforts and
noted that all worked well without a hitch.
CHIEF REPORTS:
POLICE DEPARTMENT
A. Chief Balinski reported he was very happy with the lst Responders
coordination during Buffalo Grove Days. He believed that all went
very well.
B. Chief Balinski reported that 3 officers are on light duty.
C. Chief Balinski noted that there will be a Night Golf fund raiser for
Special Olympics at Nichol Knoll on September 10. He praised the
Fire Department for their Pink Heels and MDA Boot Drive
Projects.
D. Chief Balinski noted that Dane Bragg the new village manager is
now on board and Melissa Wach has been hired as the Municipal
Hearing Officer.
OLD BUSINESS:
There was no old business to discuss.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Lt. Durkin, Lt. Wagner and FF/PM Kelly discussed with the Board the
process they go through to perform the FF/PM Candidate Background Check.
They are new to this process and have made some changes to the way it has
been done in the past. A number of forms and questions have been revised.
The team requested input from the Board and the Board did give them some
positive feedback. They will forward their final procedure to Mr. Malinowski
for final review and approval prior to implementation.
B. Chairman Viehman noted that by regulation the Board must review every 6
months whether to release or not release the tapes of closed meetings. The
Board discussed this issue. A motion was made by Commissioner Loeb,
seconded by Commissioner Dibbern, to retain all closed meeting tapes (in a
secure case) and to review the process again in 6 months. Commissioners
Lukatsky, Karge, Loeb, Dibbern and Viehman voted in support of the motion.
The motion was approved. The tapes will be kept under lock and key at the
police station.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Commissioner Lukatsky to adjourn the meeting at 7:54 p.m.,
seconded by Commissioner Dibbern. The motion was approved by voice vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane L. Dibbern, Secretary
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners