Public Safety Committee

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MAYOR TRUSTEES Andrew Przybylo George D. Alpogianis John C. Jekot VILLAGE Joe LoVerde MANAGER Danette O’Donovan Matyas Steven C. Vinezeano Denise McCreery Dean Strzelecki VILLAGE CLERK Marlene J. Victorine PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Minutes Friday, January 18, 2019 09:00 a.m. Niles Fire Department 8360 Dempster St Conference Room/Secondary EOC I. Call to Order at 09:00hrs. II. Roll Call- Present-Trustee LoVerde, Chief Tigera, Chief Feld, Hadley Skeffington-Voss, Evangeline Alpogianis and Trustee McCreery. Absent- Tony Fidanza III. Approval of Minutes The minutes from October 19, 2018 were approved. Motion made by Chief Tigera, second by Chief Feld, with all in favor and none apposed. IV. New Business 1. Police Lateral Transfer Program Chief Tigera explained that the police department is currently down four officers and has exhausted the current candidate list. Chief Tigera quested the Fire And Police Commission allow processing for police lateral transfers. All potential candidates will still be required to go through the normal hiring process (i.e. background checks, physicals, psych. evaluations, etc.). The motion was made by Chief Tigera and seconded by Chief Feld, with all in favor and none opposed. 2. Bees A resident has requested permission to become a bee keeper and harvest honey at her home residence. Chief Tigera had reservations pertaining to enforcement of licensing and acquiring equipment for inspections. The discussion continued and Chief Tigera proposed a pilot program at the ‘Farm 1000 Civic Center Drive Niles, IL 60714 Phone (847) 588-8000 Fax (847) 588-8051 WWW.VNILES.COM  Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes 2017-11-14 on Franks’ to allow time for education and training of police personnel to properly enforce the health and safety of all involved parties. The motion was proposed by Chief Tigera, seconded by Chief Feld with all approved and none opposed. 3. Police Educational Requirements/Job Descriptions A discussion ensued regarding educational requirements of police commanders. The new job description now requires these individuals to obtain a bachelor’s degree within 36 months of appointment. Chief Tigera has concerns regarding assistance from tuition reimbursement. In addition, Chief Tigera feels this requirement may be appropriate for the Chief and Deputy Chief positions, but may be excessive for a commander position. 4. Parking Permits for Nora Av and Chase Av Neighborhood A discussion ensued regarding residential parking concerns on Nora, Neva, Jarvis and Chase Avenues. Commercial businesses and Chicago residents are impacting available spaces for residents of this area. The Public Works Committee also discussed this issue and recommended street markings to show clearances for stop signs, fire hydrants, etc. This will allow the police to easily identify violations. Police will also be developing a study on left turns off of Chase and onto Harlem. Over the past three years there have been at least 17 motor vehicle crashes at the intersection of Harlem and Chase. 5. Body-Worn Cameras An update regarding body cameras was provided to Trustee LoVerde. The police department has been evaluating three different manufacturers of body cameras. These include body cameras from Safety Vision, Motorola and Axon. The final approval is to purchase from Safety Vision. They were evaluated based on video quality, officer ease of use and data storage. Purchasing will be completed in two phases. 28 units will be purchased utilizing DUI Funding. The remaining 27 units will be purchased utilizing funding from the 2020 budget. 6. Fires Station Alerting System Trustee LoVerde was informed that the current station emergency notification system is antiquated and no longer serviceable. In the proposed 2020 budget, the fire department will be requesting funding to support new systems at both fire stations. 7. Staffing Justification Trustee LoVerde was informed that the fire department is requesting funding to maintain current firefighting staffing levels. There was also discussion that the fire department is in need of a Deputy Chief. 8. New Fire Engine Update An update regarding the new fire engine was provided to Trustee LoVerde. He was informed that a group of individuals from both the fire department and 2  Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes 2017-11-14 fleet maintenance travelled to ‘Pierce’ in Appleton, Wisconsin for final spec. review of the new fire engine. Vehicle delivery is expected in mid-summer. V. Executive Session (if needed) None VI. Items Arising out of Executive Session (if needed) None VII. Comments from the Public None VIII. Next Meeting As Needed IX. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 11:00hrs. 3