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Fire and Police Commission Minutes 2002 06-17-02UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES JUNE 17,2002 Meeting Called to Order: 6:32p.m. 110RollCall: Chairman Johnson Commissioner Putzler Commissioner Jensen Guest: Chief Martin Communication Commissioner Putzler moved to approve minutes from May 29, 2002, second by Commissioner Jensen. Minutes approved. Commissioner Putzler moved to approve minutes from March 18, 2002 as corrected, second my Commissioner Jensen. Minutes approved as corrected. Bills Chief Martin presented three bills for payment. Two bills from Brenart Eye Care for 40.00 each, one bill from Dr. Alford for two people for$500. Total bills $580. Old Business Chief Martin told the Commission that the ISP academy was $2400, Champaign PTI is 3500. Chief Martin will see if there is a reimbursement and how much it will be. Complete revisions to Rules and Regulations: Questions answered by John Broihier. 1. Per John Broihier- Can an oral question carry more weight, i.e. To weight education? No,to give education more weight it needs to be in the merit and efficiency by the Chief. 2. Does the written test need a passing grade? If the test is validated it should. This may take away from the motivation to study. See page 10, Section 1 of the Rules and Regulations, which states that the Board prior to conducting examination will announce the grade. Chief Martin requests if we can find a validated affordable test for promotion we go with a passing grade. As of now the only one he knows of is Standard and Associates and theirs is approx. $14,000 for validation. 3. Does the City Council have to vote on our approval? We make the appointment, issue the certificate and swear new hires in. The Commission agreed that it is nice for the new hire and his/her family to have a swearing in ceremony. There was a lot of discussion in regards to Page 8 Section 10(d), language for conditional offer of employment. As of now the language will remain the same. Chief Martin was asked to talk to Powers and verify our language. As of March 14, 2002 we can now accept applications from County Deputies over the age of 35. Chief Martin will have Molly re-type the rules and regulations with the changes agreed _ on by the commission. After Powers looks over Page 8 Section 10(d) more changes may need to be made. Next Meeting July 29, 2002 6p.m. Commissioner Putzler moved to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Jensen. Meeting adjourned 7:45p.m.