Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Special Meeting Minutes August 10, 2016 Call to Order and Roll Call At 5:34 p.m. the special meeting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners was called to order by Chair Cannova. The meeting was held in the Gamon Room, Wheaton City Hall, 303 W. Wesley St., Wheaton, Illinois. Upon roll call, the following were present: Chair Penni Cannova, Commissioner Edward Dulaney, Commissioner Kevin Illia, Commissioner Thomas Schreiber, and Commissioner Anne Wanzenberg. Also present were Fire Chief Schultz, Deputy Chief Murphy, Director of Human Resources Schulz, and Human Resources Generalist Barfield. Approval of Final Fire Lieutenant Promotion Eligibility List Chair Cannova stated the Preliminary Fire Lieutenant Promotion List was approved by the Board on May 12, 2016. As no one is eligible for Military Preference Points, the final list is in the same order as the preliminary list. The final list will be valid for 2 years, or until August 10, 2018 Commissioner Illia moved, seconded by Commissioner Schreiber, to approve the Final Fire Lieutenant Promotion list. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Commissioner Illia Commissioner Schreiber Commissioner Wanzenberg Chair Cannova Commissioner Dulaney Nays: None Absent: None Motion Carried Unanimously End of Probation – Officer S. Siripanya Commissioner Wanzenberg moved and Commissioner Illia seconded to accept the written recommendation of Police Chief Volpe and appoint Officer Siripanya to full-time non-probationary status. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Commissioner Wanzenberg Chair Cannova Commissioner Dulaney Commissioner Illia Commissioner Schreiber Nays: None Absent: None Motion Carried Unanimously Approval of Police Officer Interim Eligibility List Chair Cannova thanked Commissioner Illia for attending the August 6, 2016 police officer orientation and testing at Wheaton North High School. She stated that 188 submitted applications for this police officer  Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Special Meeting Minutes – August 10, 2016 Page 2 testing, 136 were eligible applicants, 103 attended the orientation, 86 passed the physical ability test, and 72 passed the written test. The 72 are listed in order of their written test score on the Police Officer Interim Eligibility List presented. Commissioner Wanzenberg moved and Commissioner Dulaney seconded to approve the Police Officer Interim Eligibility List. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Commissioner Wanzenberg Chair Cannova Commissioner Dulaney Commissioner Illia Commissioner Schreiber Nays: None Absent: None Motion Carried Unanimously Commissioner Illia said that everyone did a great job on August 6th, and the entire process was very professional. He thanked the volunteers from the Police Dept. who conducted the physical ability tests, and was pleased that a diverse group of applicants attended. Closed Session – Interviews of Police Officer Candidates [5ILCS 120/2(c)(1)] At 5:40 p.m., Commissioner Schreiber moved and Commissioner Illia seconded to adjourn to Closed Session for Police Officer Candidate Interviews, and to consider information concerning the employment and appointment of specific candidates. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Commissioner Schreiber Commissioner Wanzenberg Chair Cannova Commissioner Dulaney Commissioner Illia Nays: None Absent: None Motion Carried Unanimously The Board returned to open session at 8:25 p.m. Action on Closed Session Item Commissioner Wanzenberg moved and Commissioner Illia seconded to discontinue further testing on the candidates who were being considered, and remove them from further hiring consideration. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Commissioner Wanzenberg Chair Cannova Commissioner Dulaney Commissioner Illia Commissioner Schreiber Nays: None Absent: None Motion Carried Unanimously  Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Special Meeting Minutes – August 10, 2016 Page 3 Adjournment Commissioner Dulaney moved and Commissioner Schreiber seconded to adjourn the special meeting at 8:30 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. Prepared by: ____________________________ Connie Barfield Human Resources Generalist Approved by: _____________________________ Anne Wanzenberg Secretary