Minutes; Evansville Police Commission: February 2006

EVANSVILLE POLICE COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
Common Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall
Evansville, Wisconsin
February 20, 2006
4:00 p.m.






1. Roll call. Commissioners in attendance: Scott Brummond, John Decker, Steve Hagen, Barbara Jacobson, Wally Shannon.. Also present: Chief Scott McElroy, Lt. Art Phillips, City Attorney Mark Kopp.


2. Approval of minutes. Minutes of the Commission's meeting of January 24, 2006 were reviewed. Motion by Jacobson to approve the minutes as distributed, seconded by Shannon. Approved by voice vote.

3. Citizen appearances, other than on agenda items listed below. None.

4. Chief's report. Chief McElroy distributed a written report bearing date of February 20, 2006. Chief McElroy provided an overview and chronology of the current recruitment process and furnished a letter proposal from M. Kaye, Ph. D., relative to psychological examinations of recruits. Chief McElroy spoke in favor of requiring psychological examinations as part of the hiring process. City Attorney Kopp reported on Dr. Kaye's favorable reputation as a psychologist in Rock County. Motion by Brummond to retain Dr. Kaye to provide psychological examinations of persons to whom conditional offers of employment are made as Patrol Officers, seconded by Shannon. Following discussion, approved by voice vote.

5. Approval of new eligibility list. Chief McElroy discussed the proposed new eligibility list contained in his written report. Motion by Jacobson, second by Decker, to approve the eligibility list as furnished by Chief McElroy. Approved by voice vote. Chief McElroy also requested th Commission's acceptance of the resignation of Patrol Officer Andrew Mueske. Motion by Decker, second by Hagen to accept such resignation. Approved by voice vote.

6. Approval of appointment of full-time patrol officer(s). No action requested at this time.

7. Approval of appointment of part-time patrol officer(s). Chief McElroy requested the Commission's approval of extensions of employment, conditioned on successful completion of psychological and physical examinations and drug screens, to Justin Mahan-Strupp, Donald Sparby, Jason Grooms and Dave Sleeter as part-time patrol officers. Motion by Brummond, second by Jacobson to approve such offers. Following discussion, approved by voice vote.

8. Discussion of potential school liaison position. The Commission discussed with Chief McElroy and Lt. Phillips the current status of police involvement with the Evansville schools, including the volume and nature of calls.

9. Motion to convene in closed session. Brummond moved, second by Jacobson, to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel who are rendering written and oral advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the Commission with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. On roll call vote, the Commissioners unanimously voted "aye."

10. Adjournment. Motion to adjourn sine die by Hagen, second by Jacobson.. Approved by voice vote at 5:41 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,


John R. Decker
Secretary

Note: Minutes of the Commission are not official until approved by the Commission at a meeting called and noticed for that purpose.