2003-11-04 - Board of Fire and Police Commissioners - Minutes Board or Commission: ❑ Fire&Police Commission
Document Type: ❑Agenda 0 Minutes
Meeting Date: 11/04/2003
Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting
Village of Buffalo Grove
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Minutes of the Regular Meetinq of Tuesday, November 4, 2003
CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6:48 p.m. by Chairman
Jackson at the Village of Buffalo Grove Police Headquarters Building. Secretary Lane called roll.
Secretary Lane noted for the record that a quorum of the commissioners were present at the meeting.
The commissioners present were Chairman Jackson, Commissioner Karge, Commissioner Anderson
(but arrived later), and Commissioner Rubin. Also in attendance at the meeting were Police Chief
Balinski, Fire Chief Sashko and Village Staff Liaison Art Malinowski.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 7, 2003: Tabled
EXECUTIVE SESSION: At 6:49 p.m. Commissioner Rubin made a motion to go into Executive Session.
It was seconded by Commissioner Karge. Executive session ended at 6:50 p.m..
NEW BUSINESS: The result of the role call vote to offer Mike Szos the promotion to Sergeant was
Chairman Jackson Aye, Commissioner Karge Aye, Commissioner Rubin Aye and Commissioner Lane
Aye.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT: At 6:55 p.m. we took a recess to go swear in Mike Szos as Sergeant. At 7:20
p.m. the meeting resumed. Attorney Broiher was mistaken and that his letter does apply to us.
COMMISSIONERS' REPORT: No report
OLD BUSINESS: Candidate William Mentzelopoulos conditional offer will be discussed in Executive
session.
We are waiting for Chief Sashko to give us the complete background on the next candidate to hire.
NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED): Chief Sashko issued the preliminary testing schedule for Lieutenant
Promotion Exam.
Hector De La Paz is doing well at the Academy. He has been called to active duty. Chairman Jackson
suggested that we extend the time he is allowed to finish.
The physical fitness portion of the hiring process needs to be redesigned.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: At 7:55 p.m. Commissioner Karge made a motion to go into Executive Session.
It was seconded by Commissioner Rubin.
NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED): Executive session ended at 8:07 p.m.. Commissioner Karge made a
motion and seconded by Commissioner Anderson that we table making a conditional offer to William M.
until next meeting pending further investigation. All commissioners voted Aye.
ADJOURNMENT: At 8:08 p.m. Commissioner Rubin made a motion to adjourn and was seconded by
Commissioner Anderson.
Respectfully submitted,
Dr. Kelvin C. Lane
Secretary, Board of Fire and Police Commissioners