BOARD OF POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS 2004/05/24 MinutesMINUTES
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
May 24, 2004, 7:30 a.m.
Deerpath Inn
I. Members Present: Chairman Jack Smith, Commissioners Mike Havey and Bob Brown, Police
Chief Mike Hosking, Fire Chief Mike Beatty, Human Resources Director DeSha Kalmar
II. Order of Business
a. Fire Chief Replacement
Chief Beatty announced that he is retiring on September 20, 2004. After considerable
deliberation, City Manager Bob Kiely recommended to the City Council that Police Chief
Mike Hosking be appointed Director of Public Safety on September 21 for a 2- to 3-year
period. During that time, members of the Fire Department will hopefully prepare themselves
for advancement within the department. All members of the Department will also look at a
proper command structure to take them into the future.
Chief Beatty also reported that Deputy Fire Chief Rod Goosman recently retired to become a
Fire Chief in Colorado. On June 1, Fire Captains Bob Grum and Ray Fontana will be
appointed Deputy Fire Chiefs. This is all part of the structure being put in place in anticipate
of the Public Safety Director position being implemented.
b. Review of Rules and Regulations of the Commission
DeSha Kalmar reported that she has asked the City Attorney to review the Commission's
Rules and Regulations. They have not been reviewed for about 4 years, so this will bring
them inline with any updated laws. They will also take a look at how the Firefighters
Promotion Act might affect the rules. At this point, the Act doesn't apply to Lake Forest
because our firefighters are not unionized. However, the Commission may want to look at
the potential impact for the future. The review will also include the possibility of adding
language on how to handle layoffs for the Fire Department should they become necessary in
the future. Another meeting will be called to review the attorney's suggestions once they are
received.
C. Police Department Entry -Level Oral Interviews
DeSha Kalmar will email various dates to the Commissioners to begin scheduling the entry-
level police oral interviews. There are 89 candidates to be interviewed. The Commissioner
should get back to her immediately with their availability so that these can be completed in
June.
III. Adjournment
Respectfully submitted,
DeSha D. Kalmar
Director of Human Resources