Police and Fire Commission

900 Quay Street City of Manitowoc Manitowoc, WI 54220 www.manitowoc.org Meeting Minutes Police and Fire Commission Tuesday, March 14, 2017 4:30 PM Public Safety Building, Lower Level 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call Present: 5- Bare, Schilder, Wellner, Sauer and Hennessey 3. Public Comment No Public Comment 4. Approval of Minutes and Monthly Reports 17-0267 PFC February 2017 Minutes Attachments: PFC February 2017 Minutes A motion was made by Michael Wellner, seconded by Mary Schilder, that these Minutes were accepted and placed on file. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bare, Schilder, Wellner, Sauer and Hennessey 17-0268 Fire/Rescue February 2017 Report Attachments: Fire and Rescue February Report Fire Chief Todd Blaser mentioned you will see a 20 minute uptake in our average run time, meaning an ambulance on average is out for service for over an hour and twelve minutes. Chief Blaser feels this could be attributed to out of town transports occurring more often. This Report was approved and referred to the Public Safety Committee City of Manitowoc Page 1 Police and Fire Commission Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 17-0269 Fire/Rescue Life Safety February 2017 Report Attachments: Fire and Rescue Life Safety February Report Fire Chief Todd Blaser reported there was a collaborative meeting with Lakeshore CAP explaining our initiatives within the Division of Life Safety and Neighborhood Services. A Neighborhood Action Incident Team was implemented to identify the properties that are in violation. Chief Blaser stated this initiative to take control of the housing stock requires landlords to bring their property up to minimum code or the building will have to be raised. This Report was approved and referred to the Public Safety Committee 17-0270 Police February 2017 Report Attachments: Police February 2017 Monthly Report Police Chief Nick Reimer reported there will be a change to the 2017 Snow Emergency parking violations since the Mayor declared a snow emergency for the night of March 13th and over 200 parking tickets were issued. The monthly report also indicated a decrease in accidents so far this year which is likely due to weather. This Report was approved and referred to the Public Safety Committee 5. Discussion and Action Items 17-0271 Police Department eligibility list for promotion of Captain of Patrol Police Chief Nick Reimer reported Captain Larry Zimney announced his retirement and will be retiring June, 2017. Chief Reimer would like to take this time to come up with a succession plan and allow the promoted candidate to job shadow prior to Captain Zimney's retirement. Chief Reimer feels using the time available will help transfer some on the knowledge that Captain Zimney holds. Moved by Bare, seconded by Schilder, that this Request be accepted and placed on file. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Manitowoc Page 2 Police and Fire Commission Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 Aye: 5- Bare, Schilder, Wellner, Sauer and Hennessey 17-0272 Fire/Rescue eligibility list Fire Chief Todd Blaser reported there will be two positions available as of April 1, 2017 due to resignations. Chief Blaser is requesting the eligibility list be approved for the 2017-2018 year and he would like to add an additional candidate to the eligibility list provided. The Commissioners requested the next time an eligibility list is brought forward more information about the candidates is also provided. Chief Blaser stated he would like to implement an open enrollment process similar to the Police Department in the future for the hiring process. Moved by Schilder, seconded by Bare, that this Request be accepted and placed on file. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bare, Schilder, Wellner, Sauer and Hennessey 6. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM. Next meeting is Tuesday, April 11th, 2017 City of Manitowoc Page 3