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Village of Buffalo Grove Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met May 6.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL:

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Vice Chair (Acting Chairman) Kulwin 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 Vice Chair Kulwin, Commissioners, Johnson, Hartman, Rubin and Dibbern. Also, in attendance were Police Chief Casstevens, Police Lieutenant Rodriguez, Police Sergeant Spolar, Fire Chief Baker, Deputy Fire Chief Wagner, HR Director Malinowski, Management Liaison Golbach, Trustee Liaison Smith, Trustee Liaison Ottenheimer and guest Scott Fishman.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

A. Commissioner Hartman made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Regular Meeting of April 1, 2019, seconded by Commissioner Rubin. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Rubin, Dibbern and Kulwin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

B. Commissioner Rubin made a motion to defer to June the approval of the BFPC Special Meeting of April 15, 2019, seconded by Commissioner Hartman. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Rubin, Dibbern and Kulwin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:

A. Vice Chair Kulwin attended the Spring Seminar for IFPCA will be held on May 3-5. He attended two modules and shared information with other participants.

B. Vice Chair Kulwin noted that the orientation and written test will take place at the Community Arts Center on Saturday, June 1. The Commission will tour the facility at the end of this meeting.

C. Vice Chair Kulwin thanked Commissioner Rubin for his outstanding service to the BFPC and wished him well. The Commissioners also thanked Commissioner Rubin and presented him with a parting gift. Commissioner Rubin thanked the Board.

COMMISSIONER’S REPORTS:

The Commissioners had no news to report.

CHIEF AND TRUSTEE REPORTS:

FIRE DEPARTMENT:

A. Chief Baker introduced Tyler Grace as the new Management Analyst for the Fire Department.

B. Battalion Chief Barna is retiring after 29 years of service.

C. Dan Pasquarella will be promoted to Lieutenant on May 20, 2019.

D. Chief Baker reported that one FF/PM is out on medical.

E. Chief Baker noted that Candidate #17 packet has been presented to the Board. As of May 20, there are three openings for FFF/PM. As of May 20, five members of the department will have at least 28 years of service. Fifty percent of the personnel have less than 10 years of service. There have been eight new hires in 2019. Chief Baker updated the status of the current register.

F. On June1 the department will be hosting a Food Truck Fest at Twin Groves Park for MDA.

POLICE DEPARTMENT

A. Chief Casstevens noted that at the Illinois Chief of Police conference that Bobby Broussard was recognized by receiving the rising shield in law enforcement award.

B. Sergeant Broussard and Officer Mills represented the department during National Police week in Washington DC.

C. Chief Casstevens noted that the COP on a Roof will be held on May 17.

QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE: None

SPECIAL BUSINESS: A motion was made by Commissioner Hartman, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to move the Special Business to the last item on the Agenda. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Rubin, Dibbern and Kulwin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

OLD BUSINESS:

A. No action needed on the calendar of events

B. Seventy-five applicants have applied for the Police Officer position. Mr. Malinowski will order tests next week. The oldest test version will be ordered.

NEW BUSINESS:

A. A discussion was held regarding the electronic access of board forms and documents. Mr. Malinowski will review the requirements for the board to access the village system.

B. Lt. Rodriquez and Sergeant Spolar demonstration the Police Department PEP (Personnel Evaluation Profile) tool. The PEP is designed to provide valuable job-related information concerning an applicant’s attitudes, values and background.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

A. A motion was made at 6:48 p.m. by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, 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 6:49 p.m. to 7:01 p.m.

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION:

The open session resumed at 7:01 p.m.

FF/PM Candidate #17: Andrew Wright. A motion was made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Rubin, to make a conditional offer of employment to FF/PM Candidate Andrew Wright. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

Police Lateral Candidate #3: Paul Pulkownik. A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Hartman, to make a conditional offer of employment to Police Lateral Candidate Paul Pulkownik. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

Police Lateral Candidate #4: Paul Ryan Kass. A motion was made by Commissioner Hartman, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to make a conditional offer of employment to Police Lateral Candidate Ryan Kass. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

Police Lateral Candidate #2: Masood Khan. A motion was made by Commissioner Hartman, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern, to make a FINAL offer of employment to Police Lateral Candidate Masood Kahn. Commissioners Johnson, Hartman, Kulwin, Dibbern and Rubin voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

A motion was made at 7:04 p.m. by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to recess the May 6, 2019 meeting in order to attend the Committee of the Whole Meeting and to tour the Community Arts Center. All commissioners present voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

A motion was made Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to resume to open session at 8:25 p.m. All commissioners present voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

ADJOURNMENT:

A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m. All commissioners present voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed.

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