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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/09/2009 BFPC minutes Village of Mount Prospect 112 E. Northwest Highway Mount Prospect. Illinois 60056 BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS Phone 847/870-5656 MINUTES February 9, 2009 Public Safety Building Fire Department Conference Room Chairman Busse called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Roll Call: George Busse, Chairman Charles Bennett, Commissioner Hank Friedrichs III, Commissioner James Powers, Commissioner Michaele Skowron, Commissioner Also Present: Michael Figolah, Fire Chief John Dahlberg, Chief of Police APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Commissioner Bennett and seconded by Commissioner Skowron to accept the minutes of the January 5, 2009, Open Meeting. Voice Vote: Ayes: Bennett, Busse, Friedrichs, Powers, Skowron Nays: None Motion Carried A motion was made by Commissioner Skowron and seconded by Commissioner Bennett to accept the minutes of the January 6, 2009, Open Meeting. Voice Vote: Ayes: Bennett, Friedrichs, Powers Nays: None Abstain: Busse, Skowron Motion Carried A motion was made by Commissioner Bennett and seconded by Commissioner Skowron to accept the minutes of the January 7, 2009, Open Meeting. Voice Vote: Ayes: Bennett, Busse. Friedrichs, Powers, Skowron Nays: None Motion Carried FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE Chief Figolah reported the Fire Department has two openings for Firefighter/Paramedic. There was a brief discussion about the Fire Department hiring process. FIRE DEPARTMENT NEW HIRE TEST Chief Figolah reported packets are available for the next test. The deadline for preliminary applications is June 5th. The written test will be held on June 20th and oral interviews will be conducted July 13th - 15th. POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE Chief Dahlberg provided an update on department promotions and retirements. The Officer of the Year awards will be held on February 1 ih during the Village Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m. One anticipatory hire was approved by the Village Manager today. The Board discussed dates for conducting the next group of oral interviews. They agreed to interview the next 20 candidates on April 13th and 15th. Page 2 Minutes 2/9/09 OTHER BUSINESS Chief Figolah asked if a Commissioner would be available on February 23rd at 4:00 p.m. to swear-in a new - --firefighter. Cl1afrmannSU-sse will attend. --------------- ----------- -- - - Commissioner Skowron brought up two suggestions from their fall training. The first item was that the Board should see their budget for the next year. The budget is already incorporated into the Police Department budget. The second item was to require candidates to provide a waiver from their doctor prior to taking the physical agility. Both the Police Chief and Fire Chief stated the candidates do sign waivers before testing. CLOSED SESSION A motion was made by Commissioner Skowron and seconded by Commissioner Bennett to go into Closed Session under personnel51LCS 120/2 (c)(1) at6:32 p.m. Roll Call: Ayes: Bennett, Busse, Friedrichs, Powers, Skowron Nays: None Motion Carried The Board reconvened at 7:07 p.m. with everyone present. A motion was made to remove candidate #2 from further consideration by Commissioner Bennett and seconded by Commissioner Skowron. Voice Vote: Ayes: Bennett, Busse, Friedrichs, Powers, Skowron Nays: None Motion Carried The motion was amended to read as follows: to remove candidate #5 from further consideration. It was moved and seconded by Commissioner Bennett and Commissioner Powers. Voice Vote: Ayes: Bennett, Busse, Friedrichs, Powers, Skowron Nays: None Motion Carried The next meeting will be held on March 2, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. Chief Figolah asked the Chairman to select a date for the state of the commission address to the Village Board. The Fire Department will contact the testing companies for the psychological and polygraph to schedule dates for presentations to the Board. A motion was made by Commissioner Powers and seconded by Commissioner Bennett to adjourn at 7: 13 p. m. Voice Vote: Ayes: Bennett, Busse, Friedrichs, Powers, Skowron Nays: None Motion Carried Minut s transcribed by Diane Rhode, Executive Secretary to Chief John Dahlberg. -- 0/ zlool Date: