HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-29-1984 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JANUARY 29 , 1984
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond,
2 Indiana, met in regular session January 29 , 1984, at the
3 hour of 9 : 00 A.M. in the Municipal Building of said City.
4 The following members were in attendance : Ms . Cathy Maness ,
5 City Controller; Ms . Sue Silberstein and Mr. John Brown.
6 The following business was had, to-wit : •
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8 ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1984
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10 Ms . Silberstein nominated Cathy Maness for President of the
11 Board of Public Works and Safety for. the year 1984, seconded
12 by Mr . Brown, and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
13 carried .
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15 Ms . Silberstein nominated John Brown for Vice President of
16 the Board of Public-Works and Safety for the year 1984, seconded
17 by Ms . Maness , and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
18 carried.
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20 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 29 , 1983
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22 Mr . Brown moved to approve the minutes of the December 29 ,
23 19'83 meeting as prepared, seconded by Ms . Silberstein, and
24 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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26 BUREAU OF BUILDINGS MONTHLY REPORT
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28 The Board received the Bureau of Buildings monthly report
79 for December, 1983 . The report included a total of forty-
30 eight (48) permits issued and two (2) buildings wrecked.
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32 Ms . Silberstein moved the Bureau of Buildings monthly report
33 be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Ms . Maness , and
34 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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36 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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38 City Controller, Cathy Maness , expalined that the Board would
39 be reviewing and approving claims for payment . Ms . :Maness
40 explained that there were two (2) . types -of claims being pre-
41 Sented--claims previously paid such as payroll , bonds and
42 coupons , and claims that have not yet been paid and need
4.3 the approval of the Board. In future meetings a total of
44 the claims will be presented to the Board for the record.
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46 Ms . Silberstein moved to approve the claims for payment as
47 presented, seconded by Mr . Brown, and on unanimous voice
48 vote the motion was carried.
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50 POLICE DEPARTMENT
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52 Police Chief Joseph Nimitz read the following letters to
53 the Board for action :
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55 Dear Board Members :
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57 Request collection of parking violation funds and
58 associated responsibilities be returned to the
59 City Clerk' s Office for future collecting.
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C1 The State Board of Accounts, in the past have re-
62 commended closer scrutiny on colleciton of funds ,
63 which the Richmond Police Department has done to •
64 the best of their ability.
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It appears more appropriate for the City Clerk' s
Office to receive any public monies on behalf of
the Richmond Police Department .
/s/ Joseph A. Nimitz
Chief of Police
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1 Chief Nimitz has talked with the City Clerk' s Office and they
2 are willing to accept this responsibility.
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4 Ms . Maness moved to approve the collection of parking viola-
5 tion funds being placed in the City Clerk' s Office, seconded
6 by Ms . Silberstein, and on unanimous voice vote the motion
7 was carried.
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9 Dear Board Members :
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11 I recommend that Officers Mark Harrell , Melody Truitt
12 and Michael Wamsley be advanced from the rank of
13 Probationary Patrolman to that of Patrolman on the
14 Richmond Police Department.
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16 These Officers have successfully completed their
17 probationary period as required.
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19 Request that this be effective January 10, 1984 .
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21 /s/ Joseph A. Nimitz
22 Chief of Police
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24 Ms . Silberstein moved that Officers Harrell , Truitt and Wamsley
25 be advanced from the rank of Probationary Patrolman to Patrol-
26 man on the Richmond Police Department, seconded by Mr . Brown,
27 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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29 Dear Board Members :
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31 Request that the Special Police Powers of James W.
32 Downs and James R. DeLaura, employed by the Richmond
33 Park Department, be revoked effective 5 :00 P.M. ,
34 Thursday, January 12 , 1984.
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36 This revocation is due to changes in special police
37 uniforms and authority, a reorganization and evalua-
38 tion of this service along with equipment evaluation
39 and user equipment recall .
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41 The Richmond Police Department will continue to patrol
42 the park area as they have in the past .
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44 /s/ Joseph A. Nimitz
45 Chief of Police
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47 Ms . Maness moved that the special police powers of James W.
48 Downs and James R. DeLaura, Park Department employees , be re-
4'•9 yoked effective :January 12 , 1984, seconded by Mr. Brown, and
50 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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52 Dear Board Members :
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54 Attached find a copy of the letter of resignation from
55 Patrolman Barney R. Bailey, effective Tuesday, January
56 17 , 1984 . Officer Bailey ' s resignation is for personal
57 reasons .
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59 I recommend acceptance of Officer Bailey' s resignation
60 from the Richmond--Police Department.
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62 /s/ Joseph A. Nimitz 111
63 Chief of Police
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January 29 , 1984
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1 Chief of Police
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3 Dear Chief :
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5 I, Officer Barney Bailey, wish to submit my resigna-
6 tion as a member of the Richmond, Indiana Police
7 Department; for personal reasons . I wish this resigna-
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9 tion to become effective, January 17 , 1984.
10 /s/ Barney R. Bailey
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12 Ms . Silberstein moved to accept the resignation of Patrolman
13 Barney R. Bailey, seconded by Ms . Maness , and on unanimous
14 voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 FIRE DEPARTMENT
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18 Fire Chief Larry Bosell presented the following letters to the
19 Board for their' action:
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21 Dear Board Members :
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23 The following recommendation is presented to the Board
24 . of Public Works & Safety for action as quickly as possible :
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26 1 . Re-establish the office of Assistant Fire
27 Chief under that title only.
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29 2 . Recommend Don Atkins to the Board Members
30 for the position of Assistant Fire Chief .
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11/ 32 /s/ Larry H. Bosell
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34 Fire Chief
35 Ms . Maness moved that the position of Assistant Fire Chief be
36 re-established under that title only, and that Don Atkins be
37 appointed to that position, seconded by Mr. Brown, and on unani-
38 mous voice vote the motion was carried. It was noted that this
39 will be retroactive to January 1 , 1984.
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41 Dear Board Members :
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43 The following recommendation is presented to the Board
44 of Public Works and Safety for action as quickly as
45 possible :
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47 1 . Recommend an addition to the Fire Prevention
48 Bureau titled Fire Prevention Specialist .
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50 2 . The Fire Prevention Specialist receive the
51 pay grade of Lieutenant.
52 3 . The office of Fire Prevention Specialist
53 be placed in the next bid system rotation
54 as provided by the working agreement ..
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56 /s/ Larry H. Bosell
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58 Fire Chief
59 Fire Chief Bosell explained this will not create a need for
60 additional funding for the job classification.
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62 Ms . Silberstein moved to add the job classification of Fire
63 Prevention Specialist to the Fire Prevention Bureau at the pay
64 grade of Lieutenant and place it in the bidding system, seconded
65 by Mr. Brown, and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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1 Dear Board Members :
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3 The following recommendation is presented to the
4 Board of Public Works and Safety for action as
5 quickly as possible :
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7 1 . Recommend that William Smith be placed
8 in the next bid rotation to allow his
9 rightful exercise of seniority rights
IG as provided in the working agreement.
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12 /s/ Larry H. Bosell
13 Fire Chief
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15 Ns . Maness moved that William Smith be placed in the next bid
16 rotation, seconded by Ms . Silberstein, and on unanimous voice
17 vote the motion was carried.
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19 Dear Board Members :
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21 The following recommendation is presented to the Board
22 of Public Works and Safety for Action :
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24 1 . A Fire Inspector School is being conducted
25 by the Office of the State Fire Marshal at
26 Hagerstown. The dates of the school are
27 January 7-8, 21-22 and 28-29 . We would like
28 to enroll the following personnel : Larry
29 Bosell , Chief ; Don Atkins , Asst. Chief ;
30 Terry Shore, Engineer; Mike Allen, Engineer;
31 Bob Goodwin, Inspector; Jim Perrin, Firefighter;
32 Larry Rantanen, Firefighter and Mike Parks ,
33 Firefighter .
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37 The enrollment cost for the school is $25 . 00 per person, and
38 the men enrolled have already paid this cost .
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4O Ms . Silberstein moved to approve the schooling and reimburse
41 the persons enrolled for the cost of the schooling, seconded
42 by Mr. Brown, and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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44 HOLIDAYS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
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46 Mr . Brown moved to set February 20, 1984 `President ' s Day) as
47 a holiday for City Employees , seconded by Mr. Silberstein, and
48 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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50 Ms . Maness moved to amend this motion to read "set February
51 20, 1984 (President ' s Day) as a holiday for City Employees not
52 covered by a Union Contract or other Working Agreement" , seconded
53 by Ms . Silberstein, and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
54 carried.
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56 The remainder of the City Holidays will be set at the February
57 2 , 1984 meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety.
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59 WAGE NEGOTIATION DATE FOR FIREFIGHTERS
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61 Ms . Maness moved that the Board meet with the Firefighters to
62 discuss contract negotiations for 1984 on February 9 , 1984,
63 seconded by Mr. Brown, and on unanimous voice vote the motion
64 was carried.
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1 COMMENTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS
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3 Fire Chief Bosell invited the members of the Board of Public
4 Works and Safety to visit the fire stations .
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6 ADJOURNMENT
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