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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Minutes of Regular Meeting October 1, 2018
CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Rubin 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 Rubin, Commissioners, Johnson,
Kulwin and Dibbern. Commissioner Hartman was absent. Also, in attendance were Police
Chief Casstevens, Fire Chief Baker, Deputy Fire Chief Wagner, HR Director Malinowski,
Management Analyst Katie Golbach and Trustee Liaison Ottenheimer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A. Commissioner Kulwin made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Regular
Meeting of September 17, 2018, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern. Commissioners
Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. Commissioner Johnson
abstained. The motion passed.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT:
A. Chairman Rubin had no news to report.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS:
A. Commissioner Dibbern will prepare draft questions for the Police Lieutenant Orals and
send out for review and comments. Oral testing will be conducted on Saturday,
December 1, 2018.
CHIEF AND TRUSTEE REPORTS:
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
A. Chief Casstevens reported that there are four candidates for the Police
Lieutenant process. CPR's are expected to be completed by end of month.
B. Chief Casstevens reported that Police candidate #4 is in the investigative
process.
C. Chief Casstevens noted that Coffee with a Cop will be held at 9am on
Wednesday, October 3 at the McDonalds on Arlington Heights Road.
D. Chief Casstevens noted that Lt Rodriguez is at the FBI National Training
Academy and is expected to graduate the second week of December.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
A. Chief Baker noted the Fire Department Open House was a huge success. The
weather was perfect and led to one of the biggest turnouts ever.
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B. Chief Baker reported two FF/PM candidates (#5,#6) are in the background
stage. There are currently two openings.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE: None
SPECIAL BUSINESS: None
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: None
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A. A motion was made at 6:08 p.m. by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner
Kulwin, to move to Executive Session to discuss Section 2(C)(1) of the Illinois Open
Meetings Act: the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance,
or Dismissal of Specific Employees of the Public Body or Legal Counsel for the Public
Body, Including Hearing Testimony on a Complaint Lodged Against an Employee of the
Public Body or Against Legal Counsel for the Public Body to Determine its Validity.
Commissioners Johnson, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The
motion passed.
The Commission moved to Executive Session from 6:08 p.m. to 6:19p.m.
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION:
The open session resumed at 6:20 p.m.
FF/PM Candidate #1: Brandon Spata. A motion was made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded
by Commissioner Dibbern, to make a conditional offer of employment to FF/PM Candidate
Brandon Spata. Commissioners Johnson, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted against the motion.
The motion failed.
FF/PM Candidate #2: Todd Robe]. A motion was made by Commissioner Kulwin, seconded by
Commissioner Dibbern, to make a conditional offer of employment to FF/PM Candidate Todd
Robe]. Commissioners Johnson, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted against the motion. The
motion failed.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Kulwin, to adjourn
the meeting at 6:29 p.m. Commissioners Johnson, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of
the motion. The motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane L. Dibbern, Secretary
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
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