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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIRE & POLICE COMMISSION - 07/22/1991 - MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS u OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE HELD ON JULY 22, 1991 Chairman Gayle B. Bantner called the meeting to order at 9:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 901 Wellington Avenue, Elk Grove Village, and noted for the record that the following were present: Alan J. Shapiro, DDS and H. Robert Goldsmith, Peter Felice, Attorney. It was moved by Dr. Shapiro and seconded by Mr. Goldsmith that the minutes of June 24, 1991 be approved as submitted and that the Board dispense with the reading thereof. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. NEW BUSINESS The regular scheduled meeting of the Board of Fire and Police .Commission on Monday, September 23, 1991 has been rescheduled to September 30, 1991. Fire Captain Exam A date of September 30, 1991 at 6 p.m. has been designated for the Fire Captain exam. This date was selected based on the availability of all the Fire Lieutenants. Chairman Bantner received a letter from Mr. David E. Christensen, PCI Fire Division, offering the Village "EXPERT PANEL REVIEW" on the evening of the Captain's test. It was stated by Peter Felice there has never been a question to the integrity of our tests and PCI ' s offer is not necessary. Staff was instructed to send PCI a letter declining their services. Dr. Shapiro motioned that the Commission decline Fire and Police Commission Minutes July 22, 1991 Page 2 PCI 's offer; seconded by Commissioner Goldsmith. Chairman Bantner stated the motion was carried by unanimous vote. Orders of Suspension Two letters of suspension were received from the Police Chief. The letters were reviewed by the Commissioners and filed in the employee's personnel file. New Employees Edward J. Thomas was been appointed to the office of Police Officer on July 15, 1991. Randall P. Nelson will be appointed to the office of Police Officer on July 29, 1991. Roger A Ferguson will be appointed to the office of Firefighter on Monday August 12, 1991. CORRESPONDENCE Probationary Reviews Letters to the Fire and Police Chiefs have been prepared requesting comments regarding four firefighters hired on November 19, 1990 and one police officer hired on November 12, 1990. A tentative date of August 26, 1991 (7:30 p.m.) has been set aside for interviews with the five employees. A letter to Ralph DeFreece, Jr. , firefighter candidate, was signed by Dr. Shapiro denying Mr. DeFreece's request for an interview. Fire and Police Commission Minutes July 22, 1991 Page 3 PENDING The Hearing of Complaint against Police Officer Kvidera held on July 22, 1991, 8:00 p.m. has been continued until 8:00 p.m. on August 28, 1991. Presentation and Approval of Invoices Commissioner Shapiro presented the following invoices for authorization of payment: Daily Herald Legal Notice $ 20.00 Emanuel Semerad, M.D. Orthopedic Physicians - Pre-employment Physical Firefighter Candidates Alessi , Sam 125.00 DeFreece, Ralph 125.00 Charles Boyajian, M.D. Pre-employment Physicals Firefighter Candidates: Christopher Koehn 415.00 Roger Ferguson 415.00 Police Candidates Scott Kuschel 415.00 Randall Nelson 415.00 Retainer Peter A. Felice May 1991 140.00 June 1991 140.00 Note: A purchase reo.uisition was approved for automatic payment of Felice's monthly retainer from May 1991 through December Fire and Police Commission Minutes July 22, 1991 Page 4 1991. It was felt this method would result in a more timely schedule of payments. It was moved by Dr. Shapiro and seconded by H. Robert Goldsmith that the Board authorize the disbursement of funds for payment. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried. Adjournment It was moved by Chairman Bantner and seconded by Alan J. Shapiro, DDS that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; whereupon the Chairman declared the motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 11:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Alan J. Shapiro AS Secretary rh -Village Clerk Peter A. Felice, Attorney 1 .���� Board Of Gayle Bantner FIRE and POLICE Chairman man G ro` e Alan Shapiro, DDS �/ 1W COMMISSIONERS Secretary Village H. Robert Goldsmith July 24, 1991 Mr. David E. Christensen Technical Director PCI Fire Division 825 N. Cass Avenue, Suite 210 Westmont, Illinois 60559 Dear Mr. Christensen: Thank you for your letter of July 16, 1991. While our testing process has never been questioned as to either its validity or integrity, we feel anything that has been done blatant you would be sure to point out. In light of the fact that there has never been a question as to our test process , we must respectfully decline unless you otherwise advise us that there exists some problem with respect to any blatant error being committed by us. Again, thank you for your cooperation and any insight you may wish to further render. Very truly yours, Alan J. Shapiro, DDS Secretary rh 901 SVL-LEINGTON AVENUE • ELK (TROVE- VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007-3499 • TELEPHONE (708) 439-3900