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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Minutes of Regular Rescheduled Meeting September 16, 2019
CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Kulwin 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 Commissioners, Hartman, Dibbern and Kulwin. Commissioner Johnson was
not present. Also, in attendance were Fire Chief Baker, Deputy Fire Chief Wagner, Management Analyst
Grace, Police Chief Casstevens, HR Director Malinowski, Management Analyst Golbach, and Trustee
Liaisons Stein and Smith. Guests in attendance were Ms. Valbhi Patel and Ms. Anahi Rodriguez.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A. Commissioner Hartman made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Regular Meeting of
August 5, 2019, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern. Commissioners Hartman, Dibbern and
Kulwin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT:
A. Chairman Kulwin reported the swearing in of two new Police Officers. Officer Kreis and Officer
Lawyer are now in the academy.
B. Chairman Kulwin reported that he is leaving the BFPC as his wife has taken a new position in
another state. He thanked all for their support during his time as Chair and it was his honor to
serve the Village in this capacity.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS:
A. Commissioner Hartman reported that the Fire Department Open House was magnificent. A huge
turnout and a great job done by the Fire Department.
CHIEF AND TRUSTEE REPORTS:
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
A. Chief Casstevens noted that the two new officers will be introduced to the Village
Board the Board meeting later tonight.
B. Chief Casstevens noted that interviews were held with Lieutenants to see if there was
interest in internal moves within the department. Lt. Anderson will be moving to staff
support in January 2020 and Lt. Gretz will be moving to investigations in June 2020.
C. Chief Casstevens reported that Sgt. Shipman and Sgt. Horbus will be attending the
Northwestern Police Staff and Command School. The program begins in September
and will be completed in January, 2020.
D. Chief Casstevens reported that Officer Jonathan Officer and Officer Ashley Krozel
have completed training and are now NIPAS certified.
E. Chief Casstevens reported that Deputy Chief Szos and Lt. Anderson have completed
the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police—Certification of Police Chiefs' Program.
They are now designated as "Certified Eligible Police Chief".
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
A. Chief Baker noted one FF/PM is back to full duty and another FF/PM is on light duty
for four weeks.
B. Chief Baker reported FF/PM Wright has completed the Fire Academy and is
beginning his station orientation.
C. Chief Baker will be attending the Firefighter Memorial on September 21 in Colorado.
FF/PM Hauber will be inducted.
D. Chief Baker noted that the Presidents of the International Association of Police and
Fire Chiefs both hail from the State of Illinois. Congratulations to Chief Casstevens.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE: None
SPECIAL BUSINESS: None
OLD BUSINESS:
A. The Firefighter/Paramedic Eligibility Register(Expiring June 20, 2019) has been exhausted. A
new schedule has been proposed for review. November 16, 2019 has been proposed to conduct
the orientation and written testing. Management Analyst Grace will contact the Park District to
determine availability. The schedule will be developed once the orientation and testing date is
secured.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Secretary Dibbern reviewed HB 2854 amending preference points for Firefighter/Paramedics.
This bill created a hiring preference of up to 20 points (not mandatory)for a person who has
performed fire suppression service for a department as a firefighter apprentice and otherwise
meet the qualifications for original appointment as a firefighter. Requires the firefighter to have
completed a minimum of 600 hours of specified fire suppression work in order to be considered
for the preference points. Buffalo Grove does not have an apprentice program so this
amendment does not apply.
B. Discussions were held on extending the CPAT validity date to one year. A motion was made by
Commissioner Hartman, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern to require a valid CPAT issued
within one year of orientation and written testing (increasing from six months). Commissioners
Hartman, Dibbern and Kulwin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.
C. Discussions were held on the acceptance of CPAT cards. A motion was made by Commissioner
Hartman, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern to accept a CPAT card from any licensed CPAT
provider. Commissioners Hartman, Dibbern and Kulwin voted in favor of the motion. The motion
passed.
D. Discussions were held on requiring candidates to have their EMT-B license to test for FF/PM.
Discussions were held on adding 2.5 additional preference points for a NWCHEMSS Paramedic
in good standing.
E. Discussions on personnel will be conducted in Executive Session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A. A motion was made at 6:39 p.m. by Commissioner Hartman, seconded by Commissioner
Dibbern, 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 Hartman, Dibbern and
Kulwin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.
The Commission moved to Executive Session from 6:41 p.m. to 6:43 p.m.
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RETURN TO OPEN SESSION:
The open session resumed at 6:44 p.m.
FF/PM Candidate#26: Justin Baniqued. A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by
Commissioner Hartman, to make a conditional offer of employment to FF/PM Candidate Baniqued.
Commissioners Hartman, Dibbern and Kulwin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.
FF/PM Candidate#27: Dalton Slater. A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by
Commissioner Hartman, to make a conditional offer of employment to FF/PM Candidate Slater.
Commissioners Hartman, Dibbern and Kulwin voted against the motion. The motion failed.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Commissioner Hartman, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern, to adjourn the
meeting at 6:47p.m. All commissioners present 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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