City of Batavia Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met June 4.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. Roll Call.
Members Present: Secretary, Dennis Anderson; Commissioner, Randy Zies
Members Absent: Chairman, Nancy Vance
Others Present: Police Chief Daniel Eul, Fire Chief Randy Deicke, Recording Secretary Joanne Miller
APPROVE PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
Motion: To approve the minutes of the May 18, 2019 regular meeting as presented.
Maker: Zies
Second: Anderson
Voice Vote: 2 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Absent. All in favor. Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
CORRESPONDENCE
None
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
Election of Board Officers – According to State Statute, the Board must elect Officers annually, normally at the June meeting.
Motion: That the Batavia Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Officers remain the same.
Maker: Zies
Second: Anderson
Voice Vote: 2 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Absent. All in favor. Motion carried.
Board Officers are as follows: Chairman – Nancy Vance; Secretary – Dennis Anderson; Commissioner – Randy Zies.
Review Executive Session Minutes – According to the Illinois Open Meetings Act, Executive Session Minutes should be reviewed twice a year to determine if they should be released to the public. After a brief discussion, the Board determined that the Executive Session Minutes should remain closed.
Motion: That the Executive Session Minutes from January – May, 2019 and all previous Executive Session Minutes shall remain closed and confidential.
Maker: Zies
Second: Anderson
Voice Vote: 2 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Absent. All in favor. Motion carried.
Police Testing Initial Eligibility List
Motion: Maker: Second: Voice Vote:
To approve the Police Officer Initial Eligibility List, dated June 4, 2019. Zies Anderson
2 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Absent. All in favor. Motion carried.
Review Physical Ability Test
This item was tabled until the July 2, 2019 meeting, so that Chairman Vance could be present.
Current Police Eligibility List
Police Chief Eul and the Commissioners discussed the current 2017 Police Eligibility List. There are no current police officer openings at this time and none expected before the 2017 list expires.
Police Personnel
Police Chief Eul let the Commissioners know that the two newest police officers, David Saad and Jose Barrera, will be completing the Field Training Program on June 30, 2019 and will be put on the regular police officer schedule on July 1, 2019. They are both expected to do well on their own.
Succession Plan for Officers
Police Chief Eul is expecting several officers to retire in the next few months and discussed hiring options from the 2019 Police Officer Eligibility List. He suggested hiring certified police candidates first, in order to fill open police officer spots quickly, without having to wait to send them to basic training. The next basic training class is September 16 – December 20, 2019.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
None.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to consider, a motion was made by Commissioner Zies to adjourn the meeting at 5:43 p.m. Seconded by Secretary Anderson. All in favor. Motion carried.
Ayes 2
Nays _
Absent 1
The meeting was adjourned 5:43 p.m. The next regular meeting will be August 6, 2019 at the Batavia Police Department.
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