Police Commission
POLICE COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 10, 2013
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the Police Commission was called to order at 7:00 P.M. in the Police Department Training Room of the Simsbury Town Offices. Present were Chairman Brendan Walsh, Commissioner Harvey Goodfriend, Commissioner Michael Long, Commissioner Carl Eisenmann, Commissioner Edward Cosgrove, Chief Peter Ingvertsen and Captain Nicholas Boulter.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. CORRESPONDENCE
Commissioner Goodfriend read the Summary of Letters received since the last Regular Meeting of the Commission on April 8, 2013. (Addendum 1)
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chairman Walsh made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Long and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the April 8, 2013 Regular Meeting. Chairman Walsh made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Eisenmann and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the April 30, 2013 Special Meeting. (Addendum 2 and 3)
5. PUBLIC AUDIENCE
none
6. OLD BUSINESS
The Chief distributed a letter to the Commission from the Town’s Attorney, Robert Decrescenzo. This letter provided an explanation regarding the Town’s ability to recover the overtime costs that were the result of the department’s need to cover officer absences after injuries caused by parties outside the department. The Commission discussed the content of the letter and agreed that to fully understand how future situations should be handled it made sense to have Attorney Decrescenzo attend a future meeting of the Commission.
The Commission was updated on the progress of the department’s newest officer. The Field Training Officers assigned to him feel that he is doing very well and should finish as scheduled.
An update on the officer who is still out with injuries resulting from the March 2012 motor vehicle accident was provided to the Commission by the Chief. The officer is recovering very well after his recent surgery and has begun physical therapy.
The Chief reported to the Commission that the IBPO contract has tentatively been settled and is expected to be finalized in the next few weeks, and that the Dispatchers have recently begun their contract negotiations.
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Commissioner Long asked that the minutes reflect that it is his opinion that the manner in which the Commission elected their current Chairman was in keeping with the Commission’s past practice of sequentially rotating the position of Chairman between the Democratic, Republican and Unaffiliated members of the Commission. Commissioner Long stated that he understands that Commissioner Goodfriend is not in agreement with him, but he would like the minutes to reflect his opinion on the subject.
7. REPORTS
a. Chairman’s Report
none
b. Chief’s Report
The Chief reported the following:
A promotional process for the position of Sergeant has begun and the written test will be given on July 18, 2013.
The Commission was updated on the hiring process for the 36th officer position that is represented by the second School Resource Officer. This 36th position was recently approved and the cost of this new officer will be shared by the Police Department and the Board of Education.
One of the department’s female officers has recently become pregnant and has been placed on restricted duty by her physician. She will remain on restricted duty until the birth of her child and is currently busy assisting the Administrative Sergeant.
c. Consolidated Monthly Report for March and April 2013 (Addendum 4)
Commissioner Goodfriend commented that the traffic enforcement numbers had decreased and the Chief indicated that they have been trending down since January.
8. NEW BUSINESS
Commissioner Long asked how the new Interceptor II’s were working out for the Department. The Chief responded that the new vehicles were working out very well. After a period of adjustment the feedback from Patrol has been very positive.
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9. AJOURNMENT
Commissioner Long made motion to adjourn at 7:45 P.M. Commissioner Cosgrove seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
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Brendan Walsh, Chairman
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