Board of Police Commissioners

BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS 200 SAW MILL ROAD WEST HAVEN, CT 06516 November 21, 2017 The regular meeting of the West Haven Board of Police Commissioners was held on 11/7/17 at the Police Headquarters, 200 Saw Mill Rd., West Haven. PRESENT/ ABSENT: Raymond Collins III Chairperson Present Paul E. Butler Vice Chairperson Present Keith Sweeney Present Peter BonTempo Secretary Present Deborah B. Wright Pension Board Absent John Karajanis Chief of Police Present Joseph Perno Assistant Chief of Police Present David Russell City Liaison Absent After the Pledge of Allegiance, Chairperson, Raymond Collins III, called the meeting to order at 7:03pm. 1.MINUTES: A motion was made by Commissioner BonTempo to accept the minutes of 11/7/17 as read. Commissioner Butler seconded the motion. PUBLIC INPUT:. 1. Ofc. Sean Faughnan suggested to the Board to petition the mayor elect to discuss arranging for pensions for new officers followed by discussion amongst the Board 2. Ofc. Sean Faughnan extended congratulation to Ofc. Scott Bloom on his promotion to Sergeant Public input session was closed at 7:09pm 3.COMMUNICATION: 3.1 Support Services Monthly Report – October 2017 3.2 Monthly Overtime Report – October 2017 3.3 Investigative Services Division Monthly Report – October 2017 3.4 Letter of Appreciation---WHPD – Ofc. Mike Novella 3.5 Letter of Appreciation --- Ofc. Standish – Marvin Wilson 4. Chief of Police Report: October 18: Received correspondence regarding Absentee Ballots- all materials were turned over immediately to States Attorney Kevin Lawlor October 18: I called a meeting with Sergeant in charge of CRO/SRO program October 23: Met with Finance Director regarding hiring of new officers October 23: Met with University of New Haven Chief, very pleased with the relationship between our respective agencies and singled out our Crime Analysis Unit and our liaison officer for all their assistance. October 27: Attended a briefing at MPTC on CT’s Racial Profiling Report October 30: I attended a special BOPC meeting  November 2: I was contacted by CSP Major over concerns that a WHPD TFO may have had an exposure during an investigation. The officer was to be contacted by CSP Major regarding the matter. November 9: Met with ERS Director Colon to discuss Priority Dispatch and in site visit to an agency in Connecticut where it is currently in use. November 13: DOIT reported Telestaff was down and UNH’s CAD system was down. I was able to contact Finance Director and rectify the matter. November 14: Met with the Deputy Chief November 15: Department Administrative ATAC meeting was conducted November 1t6: Contacted by Support Services Captain and informed new allegation had surfaced. November 17: Directed an independent and separate Internal Investigation to be opened. November 20: Met with Support Services Captain – The officer was selected to conduct he Internal Investigation. An internal review regarding a recent dog bite incident is underway and a holiday DUI initiative is being developed. 5. OLD BUSINESS: 5.1 Ordinance Hearing – Vincent Ciarlegio 525 First Ave. – Blight 5.1a Litigation Execution Session After discussion, Commissioner Sweeney made a motion to waive the ticket. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Butler and unanimously approved. 5.2 Ordinance Hearing – M. Edwards and W. Lytle – 10 Fenwick St. - Blight 5.2a Litigation Execution Session After discussion a motion was made to Red Tag the vehicle partially on the property and table for 2 weeks by Commissioner Sweeney. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Butler and unanimously approved. 5.3 Ordinance Hearing – J. Kubicko – 57 Carlson Rd. – Blight  5.3a Litigation Execution Session Mr. Kubicko was present at the hearing and discussed his concerns with the BOPC. After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Collins that Mr. Kubicko be given a specific list of what needed to be corrected and the determination will be tabled for 2 weeks. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Butler and was approved unanimously. 6. NEW BUSINESS: 6.1 Promotion to Sergeant – Ofc. Scott Bloom After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Bontempo to promote Ofc. Bloom to Sergeant with effective date of 11/24/17 6.2 Christmas Tree Lighting November 25, 2017 Motion was made by Commissioner Sweeney to hold the Christmas Tree Lighting on Nov 25, 2017. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Butler and was unanimously approved. 6.3 Ordinance Hearing – Violet Newton - 8 Acton St. – Blight 6.3a Litigation Execution Session After discussion a motion was made by Commissioner Sweeney to table the determination for 2 weeks. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Butler and unanimously approved. 6.4 Ordinance Hearing – Carlos Medina – 118 Gilbert St. – Blight 6.4a Litigation Execution Session After discussion, Motion was made for the ticket to stand by Commissioner Sweeney. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Butler and unanimously approved. 6.5 Ordinance Hearing – Norman Doss – 111Rangely St. – Blight 6.5a Litigation Execution Session After discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Sweeney to allow the ticket to stand. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Butler and unanimously approved. 7. PENSION BOARD: No reports 8. REPORT OF COMMITTEES – PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: No Report 9. COMMISSIONER REPORTS: a. Commissioner Sweeney requested an injury report from Chief Karajanis b. Commissioner BonTempo made suggestion to have the BOPC support the union and recommended a sub-committee be formed to promote reinstating a pension for officers. After discussion, it was determined that Commissioner BonTempo and Commissioner Collins would lead the subcommittee and include the union president, Sean Faughnan in discussions. 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Commissioner Sweeney motioned to go into Executive Session, seconded by Commissioner Butler, and approved unanimously at 7:59pm Minutes Recorded by: A. Murray