Board of Police Commissioners

MINUTES CITY OF WOODSTOCK BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS Monday, September 12, 2022 5:00 p.m. Woodstock Police Department Community Room A Regular Meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Woodstock was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chairman Giordano on Monday, September 12, 2022 in the Woodstock Police Department Community Room. A roll call was taken by Rebecca Cox. Minutes were taken by Rebecca Cox. Commissioners Present: Chairman Giordano Commissioner Howell Commissioner Troc Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Chief of Police John Lieb Rebecca Cox, Office Coordinator Others Present: Commissioner Troc made a Motion to approve the minutes of the June 6, 2022 Regular Meeting; second by Commissioner Howell. Motion approved. Public Comment(s) None Department Update A. BOPC Police Recruit Testing/Hiring Written and POWER Testing happened August 13, 2022. Had 35 applications, 11 attended, 8 passed written. September 10, 2022, 8 candidates interviewed, 3 passed the oral interviews. All candidates have been contacted, the 3 that passed have been placed on the initial Eligibility list, and asked if they want to apply preference points within 10 days. 1 of the 3 still needs POWER card. Application issue: two different applications were used, a General City Employee Application and a Police Specific Application. HR has corrected the issue. -1-  B. Pre-Certified Officer Hiring Program Continue to get applications coming in. Each applicant must answer 3 questions before application can be completed. People who are not officers have applied, thinking it is the standard Police Officer application and not a lateral application. C. Field Training Status Update on Probationary Officers No one is currently in field training 4 Officers currently in Probational status Marino-Good Laterals Levy-Good Frederick-Good Zero-Good D. Update on Organizational/Personnel Issues and Change(s) No positional moves since last meeting. School has started, SRO and DARE back to the schools after spending the summer with the Patrol Division. One Officer received a written reprimand for a minor vehicle accident Old Business A. None. New Business A. Initiation of Establishing Sergeant Promotion List Sergeant’s written promotion test, proctored by COPS on 12/3/2022 at 9 a.m. in the Woodstock Police Department Training Room Interviews for those who passed, will be held 12/10/22 8:30 a.m. at the Woodstock Police Department. Each interviewee will be given a 30 min interview slot. Chief Lieb to approve questions for BOPC to ask each candidate. While printed training manuals are hard to find, E books are available. B. Selection of 2023 BOPC Meeting Dates Monday, March 6, 2023 Monday, June 5, 2023 Monday, September 11, 2023 Monday, December 4, 2023 -2-  C. Conduct 2023 BOPC Position Elections. Proposed: Positions stay “as is” Motion by Chairman Giordano, second by Commissioner Howell. Motion approved. Chairman Giordano Commissioner/Vice Chair: Howell Commissioner/Secretary: Troc Appoint new recording secretary: Rebecca Cox Motion by Commissioner Troc, second by Commissioner Howell. Motion approved. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Howell, second by Chairman Giordano to adjourn the meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners. Motion approved. Meeting adjourned at 5:22 p.m. on September 12, 2022 in the Police Department Community Room. Respectfully Submitted, Rebecca Cox Office Coordinator Woodstock Police Department Draft minutes not yet approved by the BOPC. . -3-