Fire & Police Civil Service Board

` BOSSIER CITY MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD PO BOX 5337 BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 71171-5337 PHONE: 318/741-8615 FAX: 318/741-8690 WILLIAM SCHWARTZ KAREN MAXWELL CHAIRMAN SECRETARY CIVIL SERVICE BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 9:00 AM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL 620 BENTON ROAD BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 71111 ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2022, THE BOSSIER CITY MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD HELD A BOARD MEETING AT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL AT 620 BENTON ROAD, BOSSIER CITY, LA MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 9:00 AM BILL SCHWARTZ CHAIRMAN CALLS THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 9:00 AM MEMBERS PRESENT: BILL SCHWARTZ, CHAIRMAN/CLBM CAPT. JASON SHELTON FDBM SGT. CHARLIE BRIDGES PDBM STEPHEN MORAN, GABM LOU CHANDLER, CLMB OTHERS PRESENT: KATHERINE GILMER – ATTORNEY (CHAD BOYETT) S. RANSDELL KEENE – ATTORNEY (JAMES BLOUNT) KAREN MAXWELL, BOARD SECRETARY II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 BY: BILL SCHWARTZ MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 SECOND BY: CAPT SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL III. APPROVAL AND DISPENSE WITH READING OF BOARD MINUTES OF AUGUST 31, 2022 AND SEPTEMBER 16, 2022. BY: BILL SCHWARTZ MOTION MADE TO APPROVE AND DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 31, 2022 AND SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 BOARD MEETING  SECOND BY: CAPT SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL IV. OLD BUSINESS POLICE DEPARTMENT NONE FIRE DEPARTMENT NONE V. NEW BUSINESS POLICE DEPARTMENT 1. APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS BY SGT. BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO APPROVE PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS SECOND: CAPT SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL APPROVED PERSONAL ACTION FORMS: CASTILLO, CHRISTIAN RESIGNATION CROOK, RONALD REINSTATEMENT (PERM) EINERSON, KONNOR RISIGNATION ESTESS, CHRISTOPHER ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE W/PAY ESTESS, CHRISTOPHER TERMINATION HAUGEN, DANIEL PRBATIONAL POLICE CHIEF MOSES, TYLER RESIGNATION SANFORD, REBECCA REINSTATEMENT (PERM) WARREN, JASON MILITARY LEAVE WITH PAY WEBBER, DONNA REINSTATEMENT (PERM) 2. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICER BY SGT. BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICER THERE ARE NONE 3. APPROVAL OF REMOVAL OF NAMES FROM THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FOR THE POSITIONS OF JAILER I AND POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICER. BY SGT. BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO APPROVE REMOVAL OF NAMES FROM THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FOR THE POSITIONS OF JAILER I AND COMMINCATION OFFICER. SECOND: CAPT. SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL 4. APPROVAL OF LETTER FROM CHIEF ESTESS REQUESTING WE ADVERTISE FOR THE POSITIONS OF JAILER I AND COMMUNICATION OFFICER BY: SGT BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE LETTER FROM CHIEF ESTESS REQUESTING WE ADVERTISE FOR THE POSITIONS OF JAILER I AND COMMINICATION OFFICER. SECOND: CAPT SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT 1. APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS BY: CAPT BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO APPROVE PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS SECOND BY: SGT BRIDGES COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL APPROVED PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS: KELLOG, CLAYTON TERM. OF SUB. APPT. MORGAN, CHRISTOPHER TERM. OF SUB. APPT. MORTIMORE, ERICK PROVISIONAL APPT. (RENEWAL) RINGGOLD, AMIE PROBATIONAL SANDERS, WILLIAM TERM. SICK LEAVE SHELTON, KYRA PROBATIONAL 2. APPROVAL OF APPLICANTS REQUESTING THEIR GRADE RESULTS FOR FIRE COMMUNICATON OFFICER ****THERE ARE NONE*** 3. APPROVAL OF LETTER FROM CHIEF ZAGONE REQUESTING THE BOARD CALL FOR AN EXAM FOR FIRE TRAINING OFFICER. BY: CAPT SHELTON MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE LETTER FROM CHIEF ZAGONE REQUESTING THE BOARD CALL FOR AN EXAM FOR FIRE TRAINING OFFICER *** WE WILL ADVERTISE TO THIS FROM OCT. 10 THROUGH OCT. 21, 2022 SECOND BY: SGT. BRIDGES COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL  4. APPROVAL TO CALL FOR PROMOTIONAL EXAMS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BY CAPT. SHELTON MOTION MADE TO CALL FOR PROMOTIONAL EXMAS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. *** WE WILL ADVERTISE FROM OCT. 17 THROUGH NOV. 18, 2022 SECOND BY: SGT BRIDGES COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL VI. APPROVAL TO HEAR THE APPEAL REQUEST FOR KEITH HARDIN DOCKETT #005-2022 BY: SGT. BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO HEAR THE APPEAL REQUEST FOR KEITH HARDIN DOCKETT #005-2022 SECOND BY CAPT. SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL THE BOARD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE ATTORNEY OF KEITH HARDIN REQUESTING WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL. VII. APPROVAL TO HEAR THE APPEAL REQUEST FOR JAMES BLOUNT DOCKETT #006-2022 BY: SGT. BRIDGES MOTIN MADE TO HEAR THE APPEAL REQUEST FOR JAMES BLOUNT DOCKETT #006-2022. SECOND BY: CAPT. SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL VII. APPROVAL TO HEAR THE APPEAL REQUEST FOR CHAD BOYETT DOCKETT #007-2022 BY: SGT. BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO HEAR THE APPEAL REQUEST FOR CHAD BOYETT DOCKETT #007-2022 SECOND BY: CAPT. SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL ATTORNEY’S FOR BOTH BLOUNT AND BOYETT ADDRESSED THE BOARD REGARDING THEIR CLIENTS. THEY BOTH REQUESTED THAT APPEAL REQUESTS BE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA. BY: SGT BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO REMOVE THE APPEAL REQUESTS OF JAMES BLOUNT AND CHAD BOYETT FROM THE AGENDA. SECOND: BY CAPT. SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL WITH THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD AT THIS TIME, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT: 9:20 _____________________________________ KAREN MAXWELL, SECRETARY BOSSIER CITY MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD