Police and Fire Commission

City of West Allis Meeting Minutes Police and Fire Commission Thursday, December 20, 2018 5:30 PM West Allis Fire Department 7332 W. National Ave. CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING A. CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Heron called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm. B. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Amy Heron, Mark Manthei, Aaron Konkol, Danielle Romain and Kurt Kopplin Also Present: Police Chief Pat Mitchell, Deputy Chief Chris Botsch, Deputy Chief Bob Fletcher, Detective Allison Cerqua - Police Department; Fire Chief Mason Pooler, Assistant Chief Kurt Zellmann, Deputy Chief Chris Ziolecki, Captain Tim Vorpagel, Lieutenant Jesse Schwark - Fire Department; CAO Rebecca Grill - City of West Allis; Bridget Morawetz, Recording Secretary C. CLOSED SESSION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners of the City of West Allis will meet on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 5:30 pm at 7332 W. National Avenue, West Allis Wisconsin, 53214, in open session to consider and vote on a motion to convene in closed session at said time and place, to review and discuss the Fire Department’s Battalion Chief candidates’ non-medical promotional process leadership evaluation and to interview the Battalion Chief candidate and to take such further action as may be necessary and appropriate in these matters. A closed session for the above purpose is authorized pursuant to the provisions of Section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wis. Stats. which permits a governmental body upon motion duly made and carried, to convene in closed session for the purpose of considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Immediately upon completion of the closed session, the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners will reconvene in open session at said time and place to consider any other matters on the agenda. On a motion made and seconded, the meeting convened into closed session at 5:36 pm Closed session items addressed On a motion made and seconded, the meeting reconvened into open session at 5:54 pm City of West Allis Page 1 Printed on 1/18/2019 Police and Fire Commission Meeting Minutes December 20, 2018 D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the November 15, 2018 Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes On a motion made and seconded, the November 15, 2018 Regular and Closed Session Meeting Minutes were approved. The motion carried by the following votes: Aye: 5, Commissioners Heron, Manthei, Konkol, Romain and Kopplin No: 0 City of West Allis Page 2 Printed on 1/18/2019 Police and Fire Commission Meeting Minutes December 20, 2018 E. POLICE DEPARTMENT 1. Communication: Protective Service Mental Health Assistance Program Chief Mitchell reviewed a program developed by the City’s insurance company, City and Villages Mutual Insurance Company (CVMIC) to help assist protective service employees with needed mental health treatment after exposure to a traumatic event at work. He stated that this program has been presented and approved by Common Council. Chief Mitchell stated that members will be offered up to six (6) sessions at no cost and meetings are confidential between the member and the service provider. The Commissioners had no additional questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 2. Police Department Financial Report The Commissioners had no additional questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 3. Monthly Performance Report The Commissioners had no additional questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 4. Patrol Activity Report The Commissioners had no additional questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 5. Communications Activity Report The Commissioners had no additional questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 6. Community Services Bureau Report The Commissioners had no additional questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 7. Criminal Investigations Unit Activity Report The Commissioners had no additional questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 8. Tavern Violations Report The Commissioners had no additional questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 9. Training Report The Commissioners had no additional questions or comments and the report was placed on file. City of West Allis Page 3 Printed on 1/18/2019 Police and Fire Commission Meeting Minutes December 20, 2018 F. FIRE DEPARTMENT 10. Closed Session: Review and discuss the Fire Department Battalion Chief candidate’s non-medical promotional process leadership evaluation; interview of the Battalion Chief candidate 11. Request for Approval: Promotion to Battalion Chief A motion was made by Commissioner Manthei and seconded by Commissioner Konkol to approve the promotion of Captain Tim Vorpagel to Battalion Chief. The motion carried by the following votes: Aye: 5, Commissioners Heron, Manthei, Konkol, Romain and Kopplin No: 0 12. Firefighting Activity Report The Commissioners had no questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 13. Fire Department Financial Report The Commissioners had no questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 14. Training Activity Report The Commissioners had no questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 15. Discussion and confirmation: Firefighter recruit interview dates Chief Pooler and Commissioners discussed and confirmed the following dates for firefighter recruit interviews: Wednesday, January 23rd; Monday, January 28th; and if necessary, Wednesday, January 30, 2019. All interviews will begin at 5:30 pm. 16. Fire Prevention Activity Report The Commissioners had no questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 17. Emergency Medical Services Activity Report The Commissioners had no questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 18. Emergency Medical Services Revenue Report The Commissioners had no questions or comments and the report was placed on file. City of West Allis Page 4 Printed on 1/18/2019 Police and Fire Commission Meeting Minutes December 20, 2018 19. Request for Approval: Purchase of Power Load Rail Systems Assistant Chief Kurt Zellmann submitted a request for approval for the purchase and installation of three (3) Stryker EMS brand power load rail systems. AC Zellmann stated that this system retains the EMS cots within the rails which will help to ensure the safety of staff and patients in the event of a crash. He noted that with this purchase, all WAFD ambulances will be equipped with this state of the art EMS cot retention system. AC Zellmann stated that these systems can be moved from one ambulance to another, so additional purchases will not be necessary with future ambulance purchases. AC Zellmann stated that he received approval from the State of WI EMS office to utilize funds from the department’s EMS Act 102 funding source and as such, no City of West Allis budgeted funds will be utilized for this purchase. A motion was made by Commissioner Kopplin and seconded by Commissioner Romain to approve the purchase as presented by AC Zellmann. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5, Commissioners Heron, Manthei, Konkol, Romain and Kopplin No: 0 G. POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION 25. Police & Fire Commission Financial Report The Commissioners had no questions or comments and the report was placed on file. 26. Holiday Gathering H. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, on a motion made and seconded, the meeting adjourned at 6:30 pm. City of West Allis Page 5 Printed on 1/18/2019 Police and Fire Commission Meeting Minutes December 20, 2018 All meetings of the {bdName} are public meetings. In order for the general public to make comments at the committee meetings, the individual(s) must be scheduled (as an appearance) with the chair of the committee or the appropriate staff contact; otherwise, the meeting of the committee is a working session for the committee itself, and discussion by those in attendance is limited to committee members, the mayor, other alderpersons, staff and others that may be a party to the matter being discussed. NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT The City of West Allis does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, age, marital or veterans' status, sex, national origin, disability or any other legally protected status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs or activities. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT NOTICE Upon reasonable notice the City will furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services when necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in and to enjoy the benefits of a service, program or activity provided by the City. LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY STATEMENT It is the policy of the City of West Allis to provide language access services to populations of persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) who are eligible to be served or likely to be directly affected by our programs. Such services will be focused on providing meaningful access to our programs, services and/or benefits. City of West Allis Page 6 Printed on 1/18/2019