Board of Fire and Police Commissioners

Village of Lombard Village Hall 255 East Wilson Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 villageoflombard.org Minutes - Final Friday, January 23, 2015 7:00 AM Village Hall Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Board of Fire and Police Minutes - Final January 23, 2015 Commissioners A. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance The Friday, January 23, 2015, meeting of the Lombard Board of Fire and Police Commissioners convened at 7:06 a.m. in the Lombard Village Hall Board Room, 255 East Wilson Avenue, Lombard, Illinois. B. Roll Call of Members Present: Vice Chairman, Thomas Rachubinski Secretary, Kenneth Florey Guests: Police Chief, Raymond Byrne Fire Chief, Paul DiRienzo Human Resources Administrator, Kathleen Dunne Police Administrative Coordinator, Barbara Bartolotte C. Approval of Minutes It was moved by Vice Chairman Thomas Rachubinski, seconded by Secretary Kenneth Florey to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on November 19, 2014, and the special meeting on December 5, 2014. Motion carried. D. Public Participation None. E. Payment of Bills The Board received invoice SA000027048 (Entry-level firefighter oral interview process) in the amount of $2325.67, SA000027238 (Fire Lieutenant promotional testing process) in the amount of $3765.50, and SA000027241 (Battalion Chief promotional testing process) in the amount of $4,125.00, from Stanard & Associates; Invoice #173327 in the amount of $117.00 from Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins; and Invoice #1484 in the amount of $160.00 and Invoice #1525 in the amount of $800.00 from Conrad Polygraph for 6 police entry-level candidates. It was moved by Vice Chairman Rachubinski, seconded by Secretary Florey to approve payment of the bills. Motion carried. F. Chairperson's Report Absent. Village of Lombard Page 1 Board of Fire and Police Minutes - Final January 23, 2015 Commissioners G. Vice Chairperson's Report Nothing to report. H. Secretary's Report Nothing to report. I. Correspondence The Board received correspondence from Fire Lt. Gallione regarding a written verbal reprimand to a firefighter paramedic; a written reprimand from Fire Lt. Sally to a firefighter paramedic; resignation memo from probationary firefighter Daniel Stevenson to Fire Chief DiRienzo stating his last day with the department is January 12, 2015; resignation memo from probationary police officer Jason DeMark to Chief Raymond Byrne, stating his last day with the department is December 3, 2014; and correspondence from Police Chief Raymond Byrne regarding police officer testing process stating "The municipality may not charge or collect any fee from an applicant who has met all prequalifications standards established by the municipality for any such position." Village of Lombard Page 2 Board of Fire and Police Minutes - Final January 23, 2015 Commissioners J. Unfinished Business It was moved by Vice Chairman Thomas Rachubinski, seconded by Secretary Kenneth Florey to approve the "final" firefighter eligibility list. Motion carried. It was moved by Vice Chairman Thomas Rachubinski, seconded by Secretary Kenneth Florey to approve for Fire Chief DiRienzo to start conducting polygraphs for firefighter candidates off of the new eligibility list. The Fire Department is looking to hire 4 firefighters. Motion carried. Regarding the Fire Lt. promotional process: The grievance was settled to redo the assessment center portion only of the testing process. February 27th will be the new testing date, conducted by Stanard & Associates and Saturday February 28th the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners will be conducting oral interviews with those candidates starting at 10:00 a.m. Regarding the Fire Battalion Chief promotional testing process: The testing was posted on January 15, the assessment for same will be March 23, 2015. Stanard & Associates will be conducting the assessment center portion and oral interviews will be conducted by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners on that evening. Fire Chief DiRienzo is expecting 3 candidates to apply. K. New Business It was moved by Vice Chairman Thomas Rachubinski, seconded by Secretary Kenneth Florey to start the process through Stanard & Associates for entry-level police testing. The Chief also asked for the Board's permission that candidates pass all 4 portions of the test with a 70% or greater, moved by Vice Chairman Rachubinski, seconded by Secretary Florey. Both motions carried. Village of Lombard Page 3 Board of Fire and Police Minutes - Final January 23, 2015 Commissioners L. Other Business M. Executive Session It was moved by Vice Chairman Thomas Rachubinski, seconded by Secretary Kenneth Florey, to recess to Executive Session at 7:16 a.m. Motion carried N. Reconvene The regular meeting of the Lombard Board of Fire and Police Commissioners reconvened at 7:26 a.m. Present: Vice Chairman, Thomas Rachubinski Secretary, Kenneth Florey Guests: Police Chief, Raymond Byrne Police Administrative Coordinator, Barbara Bartolotte It was moved by Vice Chairman Thomas Rachubinski, seconded by Secretary Kenneth Florey, to deny conditional offers of employment to police entry-level candidates, Paul Srodulski, Richard Malek, Michael Zahalka, Ken Albro and Dennis Delgado. Motion carried. O. Adjournment It was moved by Vice Chairman Thomas Rachubinski, seconded by Secretary Kenneth Florey, to adjourn the regular meeting of the Lombard Board of Fire and Police Commissioners at 7:28 a.m. Motion carried. ________________________________ Secretary, Kenneth Florey Village of Lombard Page 4