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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 Board of Fire and Police Agendas and Minutes r ELGIN BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING The regularly scheduled meeting of the Elgin Board of Fire and Police Commissioners scheduled for January 13, 2011 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on February 10, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. Dated: January 5, 2011 Tim Bennett City of Elgin Human Resources Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Meeting February 10, 2011 5:30 p.m. Second Floor Conference Room/South Tower City Hall, 150 Dexter Court,Elgin, IL 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Open Session A. Approval of September 9,2010 minutes B. Police Officer psychological evaluation product 4. Executive Session 5. Return to Open Session 6. Adjournment Next Scheduled meeting: TBD The City of Elgin is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) of 1990. Individu- als with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting,or who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meet- ing or the facilities, are requested to contact Human Resources, at(847) 931-6076, or TTY/TDD (847) 931-5616 promptly to allow the City of Elgin to make reasonable accommodations for those persons. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners 2nd Floor Conference Room/South Tower February 10, 2011 Present: Chair Mary Camacho Cmmr. Norasing Kethdy Cmmr. Jacqueline Scott Staff: Tim Bennett Guest: Dr. Alan Freidman The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m. by Chair Camacho. Approval of the Minutes Cmmr. Scott made the motion, seconded by Cmmr. Norasing to approve the September 9, 2010 minutes. The motion carried 3-0 Police Officer Psychological Evaluation Product Dr. Freidman and PHD Psychology Doctor at Northwestern Hospital spoke with the Commission regarding the psychological services currently being used for the hiring process of both Firefighters and Police Officers. Dr. Freidman distributed sample reports that his company would provide after an evaluation of a candidate. Dr. Freidman indicated that after 9 months on the job a survey would sent to the department and they would be asked to fill it out and return to him giving feedback on the progress of the recruit candidate. Dr. Freidman explained how he used the polygraph test on candidates when interviewing. He felt that submitting a candidate to a polygraph test was an advantage in getting candidates to admit their short comings. Chair Camacho thanked Dr. Freidman for taking the time to meet with Commission to explain his testing procedures. Executive Session No business to discuss. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss, Chair Camacho called for a motion to adjourn. Cmmr. Norasing made the motion, seconded by Cmmr. Scott to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Sandra Taylor Recording Secretary ELGIN BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING The regularly scheduled meeting of the Elgin Board of Fire and Police Commissioners scheduled for March 10, 2011 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on April 14, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. Dated: March 8, 2011 Tim Bennett City of Elgin Human Resources ELGIN BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING The regularly scheduled meeting of the Elgin Board of Fire and Police Commissioners scheduled for April 14, 2011 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on May 12, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. Dated: April 12, 2011 Tim Bennett City of Elgin Human Resources rink ELGIN BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING The regularly scheduled meeting of the Elgin Board of Fire and Police Commissioners scheduled for April 14, 2011 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on May 12, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. Dated: April 12, 2011 Tim Bennett City of Elgin Human Resources r Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Meeting May 12, 2011 5:30 p.m. Second Floor Conference Room/South Tower City Hall, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, IL 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Open Session A. Approval of February 10, 2011 minutes B. Firefighter testing process C. Police Officer testing process 4. Executive Session 5. Return to Open Session 6. Adjournment Next Scheduled meeting: TBD The City of Elgin is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) of 1990. Individu- als with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meet- ing or the facilities, are requested to contact Human Resources, at(847) 931-6076, or TTY/TDD (847) 931-5616 promptly to allow the City of Elgin to make reasonable accommodations for those persons. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners 2nd Floor Conference Room/South Tower May 12, 2011 Summary Present: Chair Mary Camacho Cmmr. Jacqueline Scott Absent: Cmmr. Norasing Kethdy Staff: Tim Bennett Guest: David Schmidt, Assistant Fire Chief There being no quorum, a discussion ensued with NC Schmidt. A/C Schmidt introduced himself to the members present. The hiring process will begin shortly for both Firefighter and Police Officer candidates. Police Officer Testing Process The subject was brought up that the Police Chief would like to relax the education requirement for Police Officer. The chief would like to have the credit hours reduced to 60 hours with no degree necessary. It was brought out that out of all the Police Officers that have been hired; they all have a Bachelors degree. Tim was asked about getting more diverse candidates. Tim responded that efforts have been made in the past to no avail. Chair Camacho indicated that minorities have an opportunity for other jobs that do not require them to put their lives at risk which is a possibility as to why the low turnout number of candidates. Firefighter Testing Process Assistant Chief requested a couple of changes for the hiring of Firefighter candidates. r 1. The Fire Department would like to look at giving preference points to candidates that already posses their paramedic license. 2. Requirement that all Firefighter applicants be EMT-B certified when they pick up their application. NC Schmidt mentioned that when a candidate is hired, they immediately go into EMT-B training which takes away from department training. EMT-B training is 16 weeks in which the candidate is unable to devote time to department training. The Fire department is looking to provide points for paramedic certification even if the candidate does not have firefighting experience. Respectfully Submitted, Sandra Taylor Recording Secretary C r Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Meeting June 9, 2011 5:30 p.m. Second Floor Conference Room/South Tower City Hall, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, IL 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Open Session A. Approval of February 10, 2011 minutes B. Firefighter testing process C. Police Officer testing process 4. Executive Session 5. Return to Open Session 6. Adjournment Next Scheduled meeting: TBD The City of Elgin is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) of 1990. Individu- als with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meet- ing or the facilities, are requested to contact Human Resources, at(847) 931-6076, or TTY/7'DD(847) 931-5616 promptly to allow the City of Elgin to make reasonable accommodations for those persons. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners 2"d Floor Conference Room/South Tower June 9, 2011 Present: Chair Mary Camacho Cmmr. Norasing Kethdy Cmmr. Jacqueline Scott Staff: Tim Bennett Asst Chief William Baker The meeting was called to order at 5:28 p.m. by Chair Camacho. Approval of the Minutes Cmmr. Scott made the motion, seconded by Cmmr. Norasing to approve the February 10, 2011 minutes. The motion carried 3-0 Fire Fighter Testing Process The Asst. Chief Baker made the recommendation change the application requirements for the initial hiring process for firefighter. To help improve the quality of candidates and to help defer costs attributed to training the fire department wanted to make an EMT— Basic certification a requirement for the position. After discussion Cmmr. Scott made the motion, seconded by Cmmr. Norasing to approve the additional requirement of an EMT —B certification as a requirement for the initial application process. The motion carried 3-0. Asst Chief Baker discussed the largest cost to the department for training new recruits was the Paramedic portion of the training. To help get more candidates that are qualified as a paramedic the recommendation was made to add 5 additional points to the eligibility list for those that possess their EMT— P certification. After discussion Cmmr. Scott made the motion, seconded by Cmmr. Norasing to approve the additional of giving 5 additional points to the eligibility list for those candidates that have an EMT— P certification. The motion carried 3-0. Police Officer Testing Tim Bennett gave an update on the Police testing process. Discussion was brought up about changing the educational requirements for Police Officer candidates. After discussing in length the Board decided to continue with the current requirements and make no additional changes. Additional businee Chair Camacho brought up information about HB1576 and discussed her view on what the law was about and some of her concerns if it should pass. After discussion the Board decided to send a joint letter to our representative to let them know that the City of Elgin is not in support of the bill. After discussion Cmmr. Norasing made the motion, seconded by Cmmr. Scott to approve the joint letter to our state representative to express the City of Elgin's non-support of the proposed bill. The motion carried 3-0. Executive Session No business to discuss. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss, Chair Camacho called for a motion to adjourn. Cmmr. Scott made the motion, seconded by Cmmr. Norasing to adjourn the meeting at 6:08 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Tim Bennett Staff Liaison ELGIN BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING The regularly scheduled meeting of the Elgin Board of Fire and Police Commissioners scheduled for July 14, 2011 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on August 11, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. Dated: July 12, 2011 Tim Bennett City of Elgin Human Resources ELGIN BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING The regularly scheduled meeting of the Elgin Board of Fire and Police Commissioners scheduled for August 11, 2011 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on September 8, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. Dated: August 9, 2011 Tim Bennett City of Elgin Human Resources ELGIN BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING The regularly scheduled meeting of the Elgin Board of Fire and Police Commissioners scheduled for September 8, 2011 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on October 13, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. Dated: September 6, 2011 Tim Bennett City of Elgin Human Resources Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Meeting October 13, 2011 5:30 p.m. Second Floor Conference Room/South Tower City Hall, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, IL 1 . Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Open Session A. Approval of June 9, 2011 minutes B. Police Officer interviews C. Firefighter testing process 4. Executive Session 5. Return to Open Session 6. Adjournment Next Scheduled meeting: TBD The Citi of Elgin is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) of 1990. Individu- als with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meet- ing or the facilities, are requested to contact Human Resources, at(847) 931-6076, or TTY/TDD (847) 931-5616 promptly to allow the City of Elgin to make reasonable accommodations for those persons. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners 2nd Floor Conference Room/South Tower October 13, 2011 Present: Chair Mary Camacho Cmmr. Norasing Kethdy Cmmr. Jacqueline Scott Staff: Tim Bennett The meeting was called to order at 5:50 p.m. by Chair Camacho. Election of New Chairperson Cmmr. Kethdy made the motion, seconded by Cmmr. Scott to nominate Cmmr. Camacho as the Chairperson of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. Cmmr. Camacho accepted the nomination. Nomination was voted on as follows: r'' Cmmr. Camacho — yes Cmmr. Kethdy — yes Cmmr. Scott - yes Police Officer Testing Tim Bennett gave an update on the Police testing process. Tim requested that interview dates be set for the Police Officer candidate interviews with the Fire and Police Board. Tim discussed the request by the Police Chief to allow an Officer to sit in on the interviews with the Fire and Police Board to answer questions that they may have about candidates. The Commissioners discuss the benefits and disadvantages of allowing officers to sit in with them while they are asking questions. After much discussion the Board decided that they would allow officers to sit in on the interviews with the following stipulations: 1. The officers would not ask questions 2. No more than 1 officer would be allowed to sit in 3. The officer must leave after expressing any observations they have on the candidate and not be present during discussion of candidates by the board. The Board then discussed interview dates and set November 14, 15, 16, 17, 28 and 30th e` and December 7th if needed. Fire Fighter Testing Process Tim gave an update on the Firefighter testing process and informed the Board that interviews would take place in the new year. Executive Session No business to discuss. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss, Chair Camacho called for a motion to adjourn. Cmmr. Scott made the motion, seconded by Cmmr. Norasing to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Tim Bennett rik Staff Liaison r ELGIN BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING The regularly scheduled meeting of the Elgin Board of Fire and Police Commissioners scheduled for November 10, 2011 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on December 8, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. Dated: November 8, 2011 Tim Bennett City of Elgin Human Resources ELGIN BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING The regularly scheduled meeting of the Elgin Board of Fire and Police Commissioners scheduled for December 8, 2011 has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on January 12, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. Dated: December 6, 2011 Tim Bennett City of Elgin Human Resources