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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/10/1998 COW minutes MINUTES -' COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FEBRUARY 10, 1998 I. ~ MaYor Farley Called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. Present at the meeting were: Trustees Pau H. oefert, Richard. Lohrstorfer, Daniel Nocchi and Irvana Wilks. Absent from the meeting were: Trustees George Clowes and Timothy CorCOran. Staff present included Village Manager Michael Janonis, Assistant Village Manager David Strahl, Police Chief Ronald Pavlock and Deputy Police Chief Ronald Richardson. II. MINUTES ~ Approval of Minutes of January 27, 1998. Motion made by Trustee Hoefert and Seconded by Trustee Nocchi to approve the Minutes. The Mayor requested a revision in the Minutes reflecting that Trustee Corcoran was Mayor pro Tem for the evening instead of Trustee Clowes. Minutes were approved with the revision unanimously. Trustee Wilks abstained. III.. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD None. IV. PEER JURY UPDATE Police Chief Ronald Pavlock provided a general overview of the Peer Jury Program and introduced Officer Klm Nagel, staff liaison to the Peer Jury. Officer Nagel summarized'the Peer Jury activities for the last 13 months. She stated that there are 21 Peer Jurom currently which processed 43 juveniles through the system, and of those juveniles, only three have been re-arrested. The juveniles have been sentenced to 1,679 hours of community service with nine local agencies as community service sites. Barb Kokoron, Peer Jury Coordinator, spoke. She wanted to thank the Village Board for their support end feels the Program has been very successful and allows for juveniles to have a second chance when they make a mistake. General comments from Village Board members included statlements of support for the Peer Jury system and endorsement of Its value to the juveniles of the community. Also, if there are other agencies which are interested in receiving community service hours donated to them from the juveniles, they should contact the Police Department and if there are any additional jurors who may be interested, they should also contact the Police Department. This was an Informational Item only, requiring no consensus of the Village Board. V. 'LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION STATUS Village Manager Janonls stated this was a status update of the Grant application and If the Board is receptive to the proposal, a Resolution will be prepared and presented at the next Village Board meeting for approval. Police Chief Pavlock stated that his Department had written a Grant application to the Bureau of Justice Administration. The Grant was favorably revieWed and the Village has been provided with $16,320 which' could be used in one of seven categories as described in the Grant application. Among the seven categories available is the opportunity to purchase equipment or technology directly related to the basic law enforcement function and, therefore, the Police Department is recommending utilizing the funds for the purchase of two Mobile Data Terminals and providing significant funding for a third Mobile Data Terminal. As the Board may be aware, the Police Department is in the process of replacing their Mobile Data Terminals and this Grant would help in funding that replacement. According to the Grant, there was a need to form an Advisory Board to review where the money could be best spent for law enforcement purposes. This Board was convened with representatives from the community and the Police Department proposal of purchasing the Mobile Data Terminals was wholeheartedly endorsed. General comments of the Village Board members included the following items: There was a question whether this Grant Is similar to Community Development Block Grant funding. There was also a question whether the committee would continue in operation for additional advisory purposes. Chief Pavlock responded to the questions by stating that the Grant requirement .-~ was quite straight-forward. The review was necessary to determine the apprcpdate activity the money should be used for.~ Hestated the MDTs are critical .to eliminate non-emergency radio traffic and the laptops which are proposed would allow additional activities by the Officers in the vehicles. 2 Consensus of the Village Board was to bring the Resolution forward to the next available Board meeting for approval of the purchase of two laptop computers to replace the Mobile Data Terminals currently In existence In the Police squads and provide significant funding for the third Mobile Data Terminal. A Public Hearing will also be required as part of the consideration for this Resolution according to Grant requirements. VI. CRIMINAL APPREHENSION AND BOOKING SYSTEM (CABS) UPD^TI; Chief Pavlock provided a general overview of this topic. He stated that during'the 1997 Budget discussion regarding.the Capital Improvement Plan and again during 1996, the Police Department had requested and the Village Board had approved funding in the amount of $20,000 for the purpose of participating in the Cook County CABS project. CABS is an arrestee booking system that uses livescan technology for fingerprint taking and digital Imaging technology for mug-shot photography. The CABS system would be networked with State's Attomey's office, the Courts and all State and Federal criminal history data banks. The Cook County Sheriff's office recently has received a Grant to provide significant funding for the project so that it may be operational by July 1998. As part of the funding requirement from the participating agencies, it was necessary that each agency contribute the funding for the equipment that they would need to participate in the system; hence the $20,000 request. He stated that it typically takes approximately one-half hour additional time to process an armstee which would be eliminated by the use of this technology. He stated that the annual cost of maintaining the system would be around $8.000. He stated this is a reasonable investm, ent request because the equipment is valued at approximately $80,000 and the Village would only have to contribute $20,000 to get the full value of the equipment. The equipment would be supported in future years with a service contract to have a consistent funding level for the annual maintenance. General comments from the Village Board members included the following items: There was a question of whether there were any other vendors available besides the vendor who the RFP appears to be written for. There were also questions concerning the data base connection to other law enforcement agencies and the ability of Officers In the field to obtain the same Information. Chief Pavlock responded to a number of the questions. He stated that Officers will be extensively trained to fully utilize the equipment through a traln the trainer program. He also stated that there are a limited number of vendors who manufacture this equipment, therefore, there are a limited number of responses to the RFP. He stated the equipment would be located in the booking mom of the Police station. 3 ' · Consensus of the Village ,Board was to proceed with this project as outlined : by staff and to place the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Agenda for - consideration atthe next Village Board meeting. VII.'MAJOR CASE ASSISTANCE TEAM (MCAT) MEMBERSHIP, Chief Pavlock stated that a number of Chiefs have been meeting for a considerable period of.time to formulate the MCAT program. MCAT is a multi- jurisdictional major case unit and the multiple murders in Palatine several years back Underscored the need for an organized Intergovemmental framework through which to undertake the investigation of serious cdmes. Since that incident and subsequent meetings with area Police Chiefs, 13 municipal agencies in the northwest suburbs, Cook County Sheriffs Police and the Illinois State Police have come together to formulate the Major Case Assistance Team. MCAT will be an Intergovernmental organization for pooling Police resources in the event the Investigative demands of a serious crime exhaust the resources of an individual - participating agency. He stated that at this time, an Intergovemmental Agreement and By-Laws have been drafted and Investigators from each Agency have been selected and have begun participating in monthly training activities. An operational plan is currently under development which will cover the actual workings of the Major Case Assistance Team. He stated the commitment from each individual Police Department Is capped at 120 hours. The Officer would only be available to the MCAT team provided the Department could release the Officer for the work. If the Officer was involved in case work activity locally, the Police Chief retains discretion whether to allow the Officer to participate in the team at the time the .lndividual request is made. Extensive review and assistance in drafting the Agreement has been provided by Village Manager Janonis and Village Attorney Hill. - The cost to each Agency is minimal. The projected cost for the first year is expected not to exceed $2,500 and $500 annually thereafter. He stated that part of the cost containment is controlled by each Agency assuming their own cests:' Questions from the Village Board members included the following items: There was a question regarding whether all experts would be needed for each MCAT event. There was also a question as to how the MCAT request would be transmitted to othei' Agencies. Chief Pavlock responded to the Village Board members' questions. He stated that the MCAT Coordinator would decide on the number of Officers which would be called upon for eabh individual case depending on what type of excertise was necessary at the time of the request. He also stated that the Police Chief of each participating Agency would determine when it was necessary, to request help from the Team. 4 Consensus of village Board members was to support this program and bring the Intergovernmental Agreement forward at the next Village Board meeting for consideration, VIII. ~.OI~AL THEFT AND RETAIL THEFT ORDINANCES Chief Pavlock stated that he is requesting the Village Board consider adopting a local Ordinance with slightly more teeth than the current Theft Ordinance because of the limitations placed upon the Village by State laws concerning theft. Currently, the only option for Police Officers is to either provide Station adjustment of a juvenile offender or file charges under State Statutes. In either case the outcome of precesslng along these two paths is less than desirable, Station adjustment carries little or no deterrent effect while a State filing either results In too harsh a result or a finding of supervision. The ability of Patrol Officers to write a local offense would provide a third alternative that approaches a middle ground between the two extremes. SuCh flexibility would allow the Police Department more discretion in handling juvenile and young adult offenses. He stated that this flexibility would provide the 'right amount" of deterrent effect which might be critical in persuading a first-time or petty offender from becoming a repeat offender. He stated that if the Ordinance is approved, Officers would write local tickets which would be adjudicated during the Village Court call. Also, the Village Prosecutor would handle the case on behalf of the Village instead of the State's Attorney for an arrest under the State Statute. He also stated that a local charge would allow the Village to retain the ability to have access to any and all records relating to such an arrest to be maintained locally ins~tead of with the State which typically expunges juvenile records at certain points. Village Manager Janonls stated the local Ordinance mirrors the State law; it primarily just changes the venue for adjudication and he stated that this suggestion that been forwarded up from the Police Officers themselves as an opportunity to address these Issues. Consensus of the Village Board was to forward the Ordinance to the next Village Board meeting for consideration at that time. IX. MANAGER'S REPORT Village Manager Janonls stated that the Village recently experienced yet another successful Celestial Celebration this past weekend. He also stated that Coffee with Council is scheduled for February 14 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Village Hall. X. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Hoefert wanted to,thank all participants in the Celestial Celebration event which was attended by over 750 people. 5 l. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m. Respectfully submitted, DAVID STRAHL Assistant Village Manager DS/rcc 6