HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=MARCH 13, 1997 • MINUTES
Board of Fire and Police Commission
March 13 , 1997
A resale meeting of the Board of Fire and Police
Commissioners of the City Of Elgin, Illinois was held on March
13 , 1997 at 5 : 34 p.m. at F.lgln City Hall , 150 Dexter Court,
Elgin, Illinois 60120 .
Members Present : Chairman Ronald O ' Neal, Commissioners Cary
Duffy end Diane Longfield .
Member Absent : Commissioner William Chesbrough.
A motions made by Commissioner Longfield, seconded by
CommissionerDuffy to accept the minutes from the February 13 ,
1997 meeting.
Yeas : O ' Neal , Duffy and Longfia Ld. Hays : Nine .
A motionssmade by Commissioner Longfield, seconded by
Commissionern
Dotty to appoint Police Officertrim the
February 21, 1996 Eligibility List as soon as possible .
• Yeas . O 'Neal , Duffy and Longfield . Nays None .
A motionmade by Commissioner Duffy, seconded by
Commissioners Longfield to appoint Officer Greg Welter to the
position of Sergeant from the January 23 , 1995 Eligihi lity
List a5 door. of possible.
Vans : O' Neal, Duffy and LongfiOtd . Nays : None .
After a discussion of prior formats used for oral interviews
for the position of Police Officer, the Board decided to
e
combination situation video and direct standard questions for
the sixteen Candidates to he Interviewed .
Chairman O ' Neal recommended that the discussion of the
proposed Police Cadet Program be puthold due to the
Grvspaper articles regarding the possibility of Polite Chief
uber retiring . He stated that if the City hired a new
Police Chief that he may have a different concept i idea .
However, after some discussion the Board asked that r[ Chief
Gruber dies decide to leave Or if he stays , that the item be
placed back on the agenda while he would still he available to
explain it in more detail .
• Olufemi Folarin , Human Resources Director stated that the
,fitment process for Firefighter has begun .