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Home My WebLink About01-149 Resolution No. 01-149 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR RIDERS IN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT MITOR VEHICLES WHEREAS, it is necessary and desira.le to establish a policy concerning riders in police and fire d=partment motor vehicles other than members of such departments . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that the City Council hereby establishes the following policy for riders, other than embers of the police and fire departments, in police and fire department vehicles . A. Fire Department Equipment or Vesicles : No person who is not an elected officer or employee of th City of Elgin shall be permitted to ride in fire department equi.ment or vehicles without the approval of the Fire Chief . All person not employed by the City of Elgin who are permitted to ride equipment or vehicles for other than transport purposes shall sign a waiver and release of liability, in a form approved by the Corperation Counsel and shall provide proof of insurance covering said riders . B. Police Department Vehicles : io person who is not an elected officer or employee of the City of Elgin shall be permitted to ride in a police department motor vehicle except : 1 . Observers who sign a waiver and release of liability in a form provided by the Corporation Counsel may be allowed to ride for a maximum of four hours mer year. 2 . Elgin Police Explorer Scou Post members may ride no more than twice a month for a maximus of four hours and shall sign a waiver and release of liabili y in a form approved by the Corporation Counsel . 3 . College students who are enrolled in a criminal justice program and who are engaged in serving an internship with the Elgin Police Department . S ch persons shall sign a waiver and release of liability in a form approved by the Corporation Counsel . 4 . Clergymen participating in the police department' s Chaplains Program. 5 . Members of the police and fire commission on two occasions annually. C. Persons Under 18 : Persons who are under 18 years of age shall not be permitted to ride in police or fire department motor vehicles . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the polic, hereby established does not apply to ambulance patients or perso s in police custody. s Ed Si hock Ed Schoc , Mayor Presented: May 23 , 2001 Adopted: May 23 , 2001 Omnibus Vote : Yeas : 6 Nays : 0 Attest : s/ Suellyn Losch Suellyn Losch, Deputy City Clerk `,c(OF F(.c' .G ~� City of Elg• in Agenda Item No. 3 %R9T[D tt$ ! L r May 4 , 2001 G I %. N TO: Mayor and Members of the City C uncil `c'AFE COMMUNITY FROM: Joyce A. Parker, City Manager SUBJECT: Consideration of a Change in Policy for Riders in Police and Fire Department M tor Vehicles PURPOSE The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Mayor and members of the City Council with information on a requested resolution change to the policy for riders in Policend Fire Department motor vehicles . Attached are copies of the 987 resolution and the proposed resolution. Changes are noted i italics . E BACKGROUND The original resolution establishing a policy for riders in Police and Fire Department motor vehicles was passed in July 1987 . Since that time, there have been requests fro outside agencies, fire departments, ambulance services and other individuals to ride with our ambulances in order to meet state license requirements as Emergency Medical Technician-Basics (EMT- :) and Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics (EMT-P) . There ha e also been ride-a-long requests from licenced EMT-Bs and EMT- 's in an effort to get required continuing education credits . Most recently, licensed EMT-Bs from the Grand Victoria Casino ha e requested ride time . This experience can be most valuable to them due to our close working relationship with them as well as others . It would enhance team work between groups as well as providing them some field experience of which they have little. The resolution, as currently written, limits our ability to be flexibl- in these matters . The requested change would give greater discdetion to the Fire Chief and the Fire Department in determining the appropriateness of riders on our vehicles . In the future, other circumstances may present themselves in which it would be to our benefit to have discretion in these matters . The Elgil Police Department was consulted on any further changes to this r=solution. They reported rno requests for change at this time. • • Change in Policy May 4, 2001 Page 2 COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTCTED Grand Victoria Casino Sherman Hospital St . Joseph Hospital Area Fire Departments aFINANCIAL IMPACT None. EGAL IMPACT None. ALTERNATIVES The alternative to this revision would be to maintain the resolution as it presently exists or to d velop alternate language to effect a change to a more flexible po icy. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve the revised resolution as written. R- .ectfully submitted, 41111 Q , /QA•44-- J.tie A. D-rker City Manager JS/st RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR ERS IN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT MOT R VEHICLES WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to establish a policy concerning riders in police and fire department motor vehicles other than members of suc departments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE C QTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,ILLINOIS, that the City Council hereby establishes th- following policy for riders, other than members of the police and fire departments, in police and fire department vehicles. A. Fire Department Equipment or vehicles: No persn who is not an elected officer or employee of the City of Elgin shall be permitted to ride in fire .epartment equipment or vehicles without the approval of the Fire Chief All persons not emplo yed by the City of Elgin who are permitted to ride equipment or vehicles for other than transpo purposes shall sign a waiver and release of liability, in a form approved by the Corporation Co el and shall provide proof of insurance covering said riders. B. Police Department Vehicles: No person who is of an elected officer or employee of the City of Elgin shall be permitted to ride in a police dep went motor vehicle except: 1. Observers who sign a waiver and release f liability in a form provided by the Corporation Counsel may be allowed to ride for a maxim of four hours per year. 2. Elgin Police Explorer Scout Post member may ride no more than twice a month for a maximum of four hours and shall sign a waiver d release of liability in a form approved by the Corporation Counsel. 3. College students who are enrolled in a cri ' al justice program and who are engaged in serving an internship with the Elgin Police Depart ent. Such persons shall sign a waiver and release of liability in a form approved by the Corp ration Counsel. 4. Clergymen participating in the police dep ent's Chaplains Program. 5. Members of the police and fire commissi n on two occasions annually. C. Persons Under 18: Persons who are unde 18 ye s of age shall not be permitted to ride in police or fire department motor vehicles. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the policy hereby established does not apply to ambulance patients or persons in police custody. • .0 5 1 \ 7/a// f VOLUME LIZ 360 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY FO RIDERS IN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT OTOR VEHICLES WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to esta lish a policy concerning riders in police and fire department motor vehicles other than embers of such departments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that the City Council hereby es ablishes the following policy for riders, other than members of the police and fire dep rtments, in police and fire depart- ment motor vehicles.. . 1 A. Fire Department Vehicles: No person o is not an elected officer: or "' employee of the City of Elgin shall be permitted o ride in fire department motor vehicles except volunteer firefighters who ride with aramedic units in order to obtain paramedic certification and hospital nurses who ride i order to obtain certification as a trauma nurse specialist. All persons not employe by the City of Elgin who are permitted to ride in fire department motor vehicles shall sign a waiver and release of :liability, in--a �arm approved by the Corporation C unset and shall provide proof of insurance covering the said riders. B. Police Department Vehicles: No person who is not an elected• officer or employee of the City of Elgin shall be permitted to ride in a police department motor vehicle except: rk I. Observers who sign a waiver and releas of liability in a form approved by the Corporation Counsel may be allowed to ride for a aximum of four hours per year. 2. Elgin Police Explorer Scout Post memb rs may ride no more than twice a month for a maximum of four hours and shall sign a giver and release of liability in a form approved by the Corporation Counsel. - 3. College students who are enrolled in a criminal justice program and who are engaged in serving ari internship with the Elginolice Department. Such persons shall sign a waiver and release of liability in a f rm approved by the Corporation Counsel., 4. Clergymen participating in the police department's Chaplains Program. 5. Members of the police and fire commission on two occasions annually. C. Persons Under 18: Persons who are under 18 years of age shall not be permitted to ride in police or fire department motor vehicles. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the policy hereby established does not apply to ambulance patients or persons in police custody. s / George VanDeVoorde George VanDeVoorde, Mayor