Fire & Police Civil Service Board

` BOSSIER CITY MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD PO BOX 5337 BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 71171-5337 PHONE: 318/741-8330 FAX: 318/741-8339 WILLIAM SCHWARTZ KAREN MAXWELL CHAIRMAN SECRETARY CIVIL SERVICE BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 12, 2022 9:00 AM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL 620 BENTON ROAD BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 71111 ON OCTOBER 12, 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: CECIL CAMPBELL BOARD ATTORNEY MICHAEL LOWE ATTORNEY PAM BREEDLOVE ATTORNEY KAREN MAXWELL, BOARD SECRETARY II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 12, 2022 BY: BILL SCHWARTZ MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 12, 2022 SECOND BY: CAPT SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL III. APPROVE AND DISPENSE WITH READING OF BOARD MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 BY: BILL SCHWARTZ MOTION MADE TO APPROVE AND DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2022  SECOND BY: CAPT SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL IV. OLD BUSINESS POLICE DEPARTMENT 1. APROVAL OF EXAM RESULTS FOR SECRETARY TO THE POLICE CHIEF BY: SGT. BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE EXAM RESULTS OF SECRETARY TO THE POLICE CHIEF SECOND: CAPT. SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT 1. APPROVAL OF EXAM RESULTS FOR FIRE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ANALYST BY: CAPT. SHELTON APPROVAL OF EXAM RESULTS FOR FIRE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ANALYST SECOND: SGT. BRIDGES COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL 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: BLOUNT, JAMES REINSTATEMENT BOYETT, CHAD REINSTATEMENT CHANDLER, KALEB PROBATIONAL OFFICER ESTESS, CHRISTOPHER TERM. ADMIN. LEAVE W/PAY ESTESS, CHRISTOPHER SICK LEAVE HERNANDEZ, BRANDI TERMINATION HOLLINS, CHAD PROBATIONAL OFFICER MITCHELL, GAVIN RESIGNATION OWENS, SHE’KNEQUA PROBATIONAL OFFICER SANFORD, HAROLD TERM. ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE SANFORD, HAROLD RETIREMENT 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 APPLICATION WITH TEST SCORE FOR JAILER I BY SGT. BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO APPROVE APPLICATION WITH TEST SCORE FOR JAILER I SECOND: CAPT. SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL 4. APPROVAL OF LETTER FROM CHIEF HAUGEN REQUESING WE ADVERTISE FOR THE POSITION OF POLICE INFORMATION TECNOLOGY SPECIALIST BY: SGT. BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO APPOVE THE LETTER FROM CHIEF HAUGEN REQUESTING WE ADVERTISE FOR THE POSITION OF POLICE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST SECOND: CAPT SHELTON COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT 1. APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS BY: CAPT SHELTON MOTION MADE TO APPROVE PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS SECOND BY: SGT BRIDGES COMMENTS: NONE VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL APPROVED PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS: ASBELL, DANNY RETIREMENT SCHAUB, KRISTOPHER PROBATIONAL 2. APPROVAL OF APPLICANTS REQUESTING THEIR GRADE RESULTS FOR FIRE COMMUNICATON OFFICER ****THERE ARE NONE*** VI. APPROVAL TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST FROM CHRIS ESTESS REGARDING AN APPEAL REQUEST. BY: SGT. BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST FROM CHRIS ESTESS REGARDING AN APPEAL HEARING MICHAEL LOWE, ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY AND PAM BREEDLOVE, ATTORNEY FOR CHRIS ESTESS WERE PRESENT. MICHAEL LOWE LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR THE REQUEST TO BE DENIED, STATING THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR CHRIS ESTESS NOT TO HAVE KNOWN THAT THE MEETING ON SEPT. 16, 2022 WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER REGARDING HIS REMOVAL FROM THE OFFICE OF POLICE CHIEF. MS. BREEDLOVE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT CHRIS ESTESS WAS OUT OF TOWN AND DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE FROM THE MAYOR REGARDING THE SEPT. 16TH MEETING. AFTER HEARING FROM BOTH ATTORNEYS AND QUESTIONS BEING ASKED, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR AN APPEAL HEARING. BY: SGT. BRIDGES MOTION MADE TO DENY THE REQUEST BY CHRIS ESTESS FOR AN APPEAL HEARING SECOND BY: CAPT. SHELTON NONE: VOTING IN FAVOR: ALL WITH THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD AT THIS TIME, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT: 10:00 AM _____________________________________ KAREN MAXWELL, SECRETARY BOSSIER CITY MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD