PFC Minutes 7/11/2011

Minutes of the Police& Fire Commission meeting held on Monday, July 11th, 2011 pursuant to notice duly given.

1. Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. by President Hayes.
2. Roll call: Ron Hayes, Jim Lacourciere and Tim Longsine. Also present: Jack Mlnarik, Dale Carper, Don Phillips and Carol Stewart as recording secretary.
3. Moved by Lacourciere seconded by Longsine to approve of the agenda as presented.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 3 ayes
4. Moved by Longsine seconded by Lacourciere to approve as typed and place on file the 6/13/2011 PFC minutes.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 3 ayes
5. Public Input/Correspondence:
a. Chief Carper introduced the Cadets…Ross Radtke, Christine Cadieux and Samantha Rocque;
The Cadets were welcomed by the board members and asked to tell a little about their experiences thus far; Cadieux stated it’s been a good experience…they patrol the city looking for ordinance violations…good hands-on experience; Radtke stated the best experience has been interacting with the officers, doing the ride along…getting to execute things they learned in school; Rocque stated the best part was working with the officers…enjoyed the interaction with the citizens during Copperfest; Carper stated that he wanted to personally thank each of them for their hard work and dedication…even thou they are gaining experience, it’s all volunteer; Longsine stated that people are aware of them out in the community…very appreciative of what they are doing;
6. Discussion/action/updates on the following:
a. Chief Carper stated that he met with 3 applicants for part-time positions…should be able to make one qualified offer of employment by the end of the week;

7. Review of Police, Fire and Ambulance reports; Mlnarik stated YTD calls are at 383; Some items that were highlighted from the report: Overtime for part-time about $2,000 over budget; Ladder truck was towed due to what was thought to be a transmission issue…was not that so they do not have to pay for parts or towing costs; Fire Safety Trailer has been ordered…needed an additional S$4,200.00 that was not covered under the grant…has received most of that amount in donations; Hayes congratulated Mlnarik on getting the funding; Mlnarik stated that Craig Henry deserves a lot of credit…he took the initiative in applying for the grant…donated a lot of time; Carper stated things have been relatively slow…on pace for over 4,000 calls this year…very few calls related to Copperfest; Carper stated there are a few ongoing investigations…hope to draw to a close in the next few weeks; Van Hulle has been handling scheduling of part-time officers…no overtime for month of July…same situation with part-time budget that fire dept. has…going to start drafting budgets; Mlnarik stated the number one issue that needs to be addressed is vehicle replacement;
Moved by Longsine seconded by Lacourciere to approve and place the department reports on file.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 3 ayes

8. Discussion on financial reports and accts payables; Mlnarik referred to line items that were charged to his dept. for replacement of smoke detectors…will come out of general fund;
Moved by Lacourciere seconded by Longsine to accept the financial reports and place on file and approve of the listing of accts payables for Police and Fire for a total of $7,526.43.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 3 ayes

9. Mlnarik reported 2individuals took a Marine boat class offered by the Coast Guard…Mlnarik will be attending a training in financial management held in Maryland the end of the month; Hayes mentioned the Oconto Hospital Golf outing coming up in August…some of the guys attended last year and hope they consider participating again this year; Hayes thanked and complimented Chief Carper for his achievements and accomplishments in keeping the department running efficiently…Commission will have a formal recognition done in coordination with the City Council;

10. Moved by Longsine seconded by LaCourciere to adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.



Minutes submitted by
Carol Stewart
Deputy Clerk/Treasurer