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Police Personnel Board
Minutes—May 1, 2014
The meeting was called to order at 12:02pm.
Nine persons attended as follows:
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT (5) STAFF PRESENT (4)
Ms. Kelly Dillon (Chair) Chief Roger Schroeder
Ms. Lisa Turner (Secretary) Mr. Jeremy Cover (Assoc. City Counselor)
Mr. Rick Derks Lt. Deric Heislen
Mr. Curtis Creagh Ms. Gail Strope, Director of Human Resources
Mr. George Minze
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT (1)
Mr. Ray Bledsoe
Following greetings, roll call was taken.
Approval of April 3, 2014 minutes
It was moved by Derks and seconded by Minze that the minutes for the April 3rd meeting be approved. The motion was
carried unanimously.
Old Business
Probationary period – Jeremy Cover announced that the proposed changes to the articles of the city ordinance were
approved by the City Council.
Hiring Update – Chief Schroeder announced that two communication positions were filled as of April 14th, 2014. Three
newly hired police officers will attend LETI academy in Columbia starting on May 5, 2014. The other two newly hired
police officers will begin employment May 5, 2014.
New Business
Police Personnel Board Vacancy – Currently we have one vacancy on the personnel board. Gail Strope indicated that all
city boards have few applicants for the number of positions to be filled and some boards have unfilled vacancies. Ms.
Dillon stated that former Board Chair Chris Ricks had expressed interest in filling the remainder of the vacant term to
assist the board in this transition period if needed. Dillon spoke with City Administrator Steven Crowell who indicated
the council would consider Ricks’ application when making a determination to fill the position. More information on this
will be available at the next Board meeting in July, 2014. Dillon encouraged all board members to spread the word with
the community that all boards are looking for applicants.
Police Officer Testing Dates- Chief Schroeder suggests waiting until late summer or early fall to run next process for
more police officers. This will be discussed further during the July, 2014 Board meeting
Other Business
Appreciation Day- Mr. Derks announced that he will be distributing a list to the Board for calling on donations and
signing up for duties. The date for this event will be in September and will be discussed again at or before the next
meeting.
Next meeting date –The next meeting is Thursday, July 3rd, 2014.
It was moved by Ms. Dillon and seconded by Mr. Creagh for adjournment. No other business was discussed. The
meeting was adjourned at 12:29 pm.
Respectfully,
Lisa Turner