2016-06-06 - Board of Fire and Police Commissioners - Agenda Packet m' Meetingof the Village of Buffalo Grove Fifty Raupp Blvd
g Buffalo Grove,IL 60089-2100
L u' Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Phone:847-459-2500
Regular Meeting
June 6, 2016 at 6:00 PM
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. Board of Fire and Police Commissioners - Regular Meeting - May 2, 2016 6:00 PM
III. Chairman's Report
IV. Commissioners' Reports
V. Chiefs' Reports
VI. Questions from the Audience
Questions from the audience are limited to items that are not on the regular agenda. In
accordance with Section 2.02.070 of the Municipal Code, discussion on questions from the
audience will be limited to 10 minutes and should be limited to concerns or comments regarding
issues that are relevant to Village business. All members of the public addressing the Village
Board shall maintain proper decorum and refrain from making disrespectful remarks or comments
relating to individuals. Speakers shall use every attempt to not be repetitive of points that have
been made by others. The Village Board may refer any matter of public comment to the Village
Manager, Village staff or an appropriate agency for review.
VII. Old Business
A. Update, discussion and possible action regarding the 2016
Firefighter/Paramedic Testing process.
Vill. New Business
A. Discussion and possible action as related to the six month review of
closed session minutes.
B. Review Firefighter/Paramedic candidate requests for preference
points and grant, as appropriate.
C. Approval and publication of the 2016— 2018 Firefighter/Paramedic
Final Eligible Register.
D. Discussion and possible action on Police Officer and/or
Firefighter/Paramedic candidate(s), if necessary.
IX. Executive Session
A. Six month review of closed session minutes.
B. Discussion on Police Officer and/or Firefighter/Paramedic
candidate(s), if necessary.
C. Personnel
X. Adjournment
The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners will make every effort to accommodate all items on
the agenda by 10:30 p.m. The Board, does, however, reserve the right to defer consideration of
matters to another meeting should the discussion run past 10:30 p.m.
The Village of Buffalo Grove, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests that
persons with disabilities, who require certain accommodations to allow them to observe and/or
participate in this meeting or have questions about the accessibility of the meeting or facilities,
contact the ADA Coordinator at 459-2525 to allow the Village to make reasonable
accommodations for those persons.
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Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Minutes of Regular Meeting May 5, 2016
CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Kahn in the Trustee Conference
Room of Village Hall. Commissioner Dibbern called the roll and noted for the record that a
quorum was present at the meeting. Present were Chairman Kahn, Commissioners Rubin, 5
Johnson, Hartman and Dibbern. Also in attendance were Police Chief Casstevens, Fire Chief
Baker, HR Director Malinowski, and Trustee Liaison Trilling. G
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES: a
A. Commissioner Rubin made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Regular Q
Meeting of April 6, 2015, seconded by Commissioner Johnson. Commissioners Rubin,
Johnson, Hartman, and Kahn voted in favor of the motion. Commissioner Dibbern c
abstained. The motion passed.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT: N
A. Chairman Kahn thanked the Commissioners, Mr. Malinowski, and CERT team for N
helping at the Firefighter written testing. >'
B. Chairman Kahn noted that Police Candidate#1 1 is in the polygraph phase. o m
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COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS:
A. Commissioner Johnson noted that it was an honor and privilege to attend the induction g
dinner for Chief Casstevens as he was sworn in as the president of the Illinois
Association of Chiefs of Police. Congratulations Chief. a
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A. Chief Casstevens reported that one officer is on light duty and will be working
on CALEA accreditation.
B. Chief Casstevens has been authorized to hire one more officer. He is also
hoping to hire a permanent admin position that will concentrate on police
research, state and federal grants, and community engagement.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
A. Chief Baker reported one FF/PM is in process and he will wait for the new list
to come out for future openings.
B. Chief Baker noted that one FF/PM was severely injured off duty and will be
out for some time.
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C. Chairman Kahn recently completely CPR training and offered the
Commissioners the opportunity to complete the training through the Fire
Department.
OLD BUSINESS:
A. Chairman Kahn reviewed the FF/PM testing statistics. He asked Commissioner Johnson
to review the oral questions and send them to him for distribution to the group prior to
testing.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Chairman Kahn reviewed the Police lateral entry process. The process worked and
discussion was held on the merits of the program and as to whether to re-engage it again 3
this year. Chief Casstevens noted that he felt the process worked well and it was good to 5
be able to hire someone off of the list and get them on the street very quickly. He did
note a couple of concerns, are we getting other agencies problems and are other agencies °
giving good reviews just to get rid of them. It is important that our background and c
interviews overcome any bias. This process has saved time and money. It was a
recommended to reinitiate the process and bring it back to the Board at the next meeting. Q
EXECUTIVE SESSION: c
A motion was made at 6:27 p.m. by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Rubin,
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(c)(1)] for the purpose of discussing personnel matters. N
Commissioners Rubin, Johnson, Hartman, Dibbern and Kahn voted in favor of the motion. cP
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The Commission moved to Executive Meeting from 6:28 p.m. to 6:31 p.m. o
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A. Executive Session—Discussion of Personnel: Section 2(C) (1) of the Illinois Open
Meeting Act.
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The open session resumed at 6:31 p.m. Q.
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Police Officer Candidate #8: Jeffry Ehlers. A motion was made by Commissioner Rubin, a
seconded by Commissioner Dibbern, to make a conditional offer of employment to Police
Officer Candidate Ehlers. Commissioners Rubin, Johnson, Hartman, Dibbern, and Kahn voted c
against the motion. The motion failed.
Police Officer Candidate #59: Kenneth Albro. A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern,
seconded by Commissioner Hartman, to make a conditional offer of employment to Police
Officer Candidate Albro. Commissioners Rubin, Johnson, Hartman, Dibbern, and Kahn voted
against the motion. The motion failed.
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ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to adjourn
the meeting at 6:38 p.m. All Commissioners present voted in favor of the motion. The motion
passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane L. Dibbern, Secretary
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