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Village of Freeburg Personnel and Public Safety Committee met January 24.

Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:

Chairperson Lisa Meehling called the meeting of the Personnel and Public Safety Committee to order on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at. 6:18 p.m. Those present were Chairperson Lisa Meehling, Trustee Mike Blaies, Trustee Ray Matchett, Trustee Matt Trout, Mayor Seth Speiser, Trustee Denise Albers, Trustee Dean Pruett, Village Clerk Jerry Menard, Chief Mike Schutzenhofer, Public Works Director John Tolan, Village Administrator Tony Funderburg and Office Manager Julie Polson. Guest present: Janet Baechle.

Police:

A. Old Business:

1. Police Department Expansion: Chief Mike Schutzenhofer met with Netemeyer Engineering when they were here to get measurements. Village Administrator Tony Funderburg, Chief Schutzenhofer and Trustee Meehling will meet with them once their proposal is ready.

Chairperson Meehling asked about the OMNIGO software, and Chief Schutzenhofer stated he has two training dates scheduled in February. One of the sergeants from Cahokia will conduct the training. Mike is loading all of the fleet information in there so we can keep track of everything. He will also be adding the policy/procedure manual, so the officers can access it anytime. Any changes made to the manual will have a date and timestamp.

B. New Business:

1. Stop Sign Request E. Mill/N. Pitts: Both Chairperson Meehling and Trustee Trout have heard from other residents who agree that this stop sign is needed. Chief Schutzenhofer checked this area out and confirmed it is necessary.

Trustee Matt Trout motioned to recommend to the full Board a stop sign be installed at the intersection of E. Mill and N. Pitts and Trustee Ray Matchett seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.

2. Ordinance #1647: An Ordinance Authorizing the Village to Enter into and the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with St. Clair County for the CENCOM Agreement: Chief Schutzenhofer confirmed O'Fallon is not taking any new agencies. Chief Schutzenhofer stated we will benefit with better response times since there will be both a Cencom East and Cencom West. This is a 3-year agreement, and Tony stated we have zero choices on where to go, Mike said with our new software, our guys sometime see it on their screen before we get the call. Tony would like any complaints about CENCOM documented.

Trustee Ray Matchett motioned to recommend to the full Board Ordinance #1647, An Ordinance Authorizing the Village to Enter into and the Mayor to Execute the St. Clair County CENCOM Agreement and Trustee Mike Blaies seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.

Mayor Speiser left the meeting at 6:27 p.m.

Trustee Matt Trout motioned to amend the agenda in order to hear Public Participation and Trustee Ray Matchett seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.

Personnel:

A. Old Business:

1. Approval of December 27, 2017 Minutes: Trustee Matt Trout motioned to approve the December 27, 2017 Minutes and Trustee Ray Matchett seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.

2. Crew Worker Hire – Executive Session to Discuss Personnel, 5 ILCS 120/2 - (c)(1):

Executive Session:

6:31 p.m.

Trustee Matt Trout motioned to enter Executive Session to Discuss Personnel, 5 ILCS 120/2-(c)(1) and Trustee Ray Matchett seconded the motion. All voting aye, the motion carried.

Executive Session Ended:

6:44 p.m.

The regular session of the Personnel/Police committee meeting reconvened at 6:44 p.m.

Trustee Matt Trout motioned to recommend to the full Board Haley Rouse be hired as the third pool manager and Trustee Ray Matchett seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.

Public Works Director John Tolan and Chief Mike Schutzenhofer left the meeting at 6:44 p.m.

B. New Business:

1. Executive Session to Discuss Executive Session Minutes, 5 ILCS 120/2 - (c)(21):

Executive Session:

6:45 p.m.

Trustee Matt Trout motioned to enter Executive Session to Discuss Executive Session Minutes, 5 ILCS 120/2-(c)(21) and Trustee Ray Matchett seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.

Executive Session Ended:

7:09 p.m.

The regular session of the Personnel/Police committee meeting reconvened at 7:09 p.m.

C. General Concerns: Trustee Lisa Meehling asked who else is being trained on the emergency contact system, and Tony stated we are going to train John, Shane and Gene.

D. Public Participation: Janet did not have any comments.

E. Adjourn: Trustee Matt Trout motioned to adjourn at 7:10 p.m. and Trustee Ray Matchett seconded the motion. All voting yea, the motion carried.

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