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Village of Buffalo Grove Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met May 1.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

Call to Order and Roll Call:

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Rubin in the Trustee Conference

Room of Village Hall. Commissioner Dibbern called the roll and noted for the record that a

quorum was present at the meeting. Present were Chairman Rubin, Commissioners Johnson,

Hartman, Kulwin and Dibbern. Also in attendance were Fire Chief Baker, Police Chief

Casstevens, HR Director Malinowski, Management Analyst Cahill and Trustee Liaisons Trilling

and Ottenheimer.

Approval of Minutes:

A. Commissioner Hartman made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Regular

Meeting of April 3, 2017, seconded by Commissioner Johnson. Commissioners Johnson,

Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

Chairman's Report:

A. Chairman Rubin noted the walk out of Deputy Police Chief was held today.

Commissioner's Reports:

A. Commissioner Dibbern congratulated the Police Department for receiving its eighth

CALEA reaccreditation.

B. Commissioner Kulwin will be attending the Illinois Fire and Police Commissioners

Association Spring Seminar.

Chief and Trustee Reports:

Police Department:

A. Chief Casstevens confirmed there will be three promotions at the May 15th

Village Board Meeting.

B. A half hour before the Village Board Meeting there will be a flag raising

(Police Memorial Flag) ceremony for National Police Week. Blue lights will

be made available for residents use during the Month of May honoring fallen

officers.

C. Chief Casstevens reported that Chief Jim Krueger of Oak Brook will be the

next President of the Illinois Association of Police Chiefs. Chief Casstevens

term is ending.

Fire Department

A. Chief Baker had no news to report.

Questions from the Audience: None

Old Business:

A. Update on Police Officer Recruitment and Testing

a. The Police Resource Officer will confirm the availability of the grading machine.

The testing process was discussed.

New Business:

A. The Fire Lieutenant Eligibility List expires on June 3, 2018. Preliminary discussions

occurred regarding the process and dates – orientation early Jan 2018 and oral exam in

mid-February 2018. Commissioners should review the dates and return comment to

Chairman Rubin and Chief Baker. The Illinois Fire Chief’s Association will again be

used in the tactical assessment.

Executive Session:

B. A motion was made at 6:26 p.m. by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner

Hartman, for the Board to adjourn to a Closed Executive Session as authorized by

Subsection 2(a) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act [5ILCS 120/2(c)(1)] for the purpose of

discussing personnel matters. All commissioners present voted in favor of the motion.

The motion passed.

The Commission moved to Executive Meeting from 6:28 p.m. to 6:29p.m.

A. Executive Session – Discussion of Personnel: Section 2(C) (1) of the Illinois Open

Meeting Act.

Return to Open Session:

The open session resumed at 6:29 p.m.

FF/PM Candidate #14: Cody Kruse. A motion was made by Commissioner Hartman, seconded

by Commissioner Dibbern, to make a conditional offer of employment to FF/PM Candidate

Kruse. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern, and Rubin voted in favor of the

motion. The motion passed. Chairman Rubin will contact he candidate.

Adjournment:

A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Kulwin, to adjourn

the meeting at 6:31 p.m. All Commissioners present voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

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