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Village of Buffalo Grove Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met June 4. 

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 Police Chief Casstevens, Fire Chief Baker, Deputy Fire Chief Wagner, HR Director Malinowski, and Trustee Liaisons E. Smith and L. Ottenheimer.

Approval of Minutes:

     A. Commissioner Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Regular Meeting of May 7, 2018, seconded by Commissioner Kulwin. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

Chairman’s Report:

     A. Chairman Rubin had no news to report.

Commissioner’s Reports:

The Commissioners had no news to report.

Chief and Trustee Reports:

     Fire Department:

     A. Chief Baker reported one FF/PM is off on medical for another six weeks.

     B. Chief Baker noted that there are two vacancies for FF/PM and in September there will be a Lieutenant opening.

     Police Department

     A. Chief Casstevens reported that Officer Mills mother recently passed.

     B. Chief Casstevens noted that Lieutenant Anderson has successfully completed her probationary period as a lieutenant.

     C. Chief Casstevens reported that Officer Paul is retiring and moving to San Antonio.

Questions from the Audience: None

Special Business:

There is no special business to discuss.

Old Business:

There is no old business to discuss.

New Business:

     A. A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to approve the 2018 FF/PM Final Eligibility Register (Effective June 4, 2018). Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

     B. A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Kulwin, to approve the 2018 Fire Lieutenant Final Eligibility Register (Effective June 4, 2018). Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

     C. A discussion was held on the document BFPC Rules and Responsibilities. The Commissioners generally had no issues with the document with exception of the wording “must attend all meetings” in the document. The commissioners said they would do their best to attend but that none of them could commit to 100% attendance. During the discussion, it was noted that the Commission has never had to cancel or change a meeting because there was no quorum. Commissioner Kulwin added that giving he oath to new Firefighter/Police Officers and Sergeant/ Lieutenants be added to the role of Chair. Mr. Malinowski will modify the wording and the document will be reviewed at the next meeting.

     D. A motion was made by Commissioner Kulwin, seconded by Commissioner Hartman, to amend the date for Announcing Police Lieutenant Testing on the Calendar to June 5, 2018.. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed

Executive Session:

     A. A motion was made at 6:35 p.m. by Commissioner Kulwin, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern to move to Executive Session to discuss Section 2(C)(1) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act: the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of Specific Employees of the Public Body or Legal Counsel for the Public Body, Including Hearing Testimony on a Complaint Lodged Against an Employee of the Public Body or Against Legal Counsel for the Public Body to Determine its Validity. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed. The Commission moved to Executive Session from 6:36 p.m. to 6:40 p.m.

Return to Open Session:

The open session resumed at 6:41 p.m.

Firefighter/Paramedic Candidate #32: Kyle Ditthardt. A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to make a FINAL offer of employment to FF/PM Candidate Kyle Ditthardt. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

Adjournment:

A motion was made by Commissioner Kulwin, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to adjourn the meeting at 6:44 p.m. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

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