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City of Champaign Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met November 27.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

Members Present:                                                      Members Absent: 

Anthony Bruno, Chair                                                  Lekevie Johnson, Vice Chair 

Kim Nystrom, Secretary

Staff Present: 

Amanda Farthing, Assistant HR Director 

Karen Hampton, HR Specialist 

Gary Ludwig, Fire Chief 

Dorval Norwood, Deputy Fire Chief 

Lisa Raymond, Administrative Assistant

Call to Order

Chair Bruno called the meeting to order at 4:19 p.m., and noted that a quorum was present.

Approval of Minutes

Chair Bruno asked if there were any additions or corrections to the amended minutes from September 25, 2017. A copy of the amended minutes is attached to the agenda, Hearing no objections or modifications, the minutes were approved.

Chair Bruno asked if there were any additions or corrections to the regular meeting minutes from October 23, 2017, Hearing none, the minutes were approved.

Correspondence

There was no correspondence for the Board to review.

Old Business

The Board has not yet elected officers for the next year and have agreed to wait to return to this until there is a full Board,

New Business

The Board reviewed the 2018 Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Meeting Calendar, Chair Bruno motioned that the calendar be adopted, and Secretary Nystrom seconded the motion. There was no discussion. The motion passed 2-0.

Recommendations for Hire, Promotion, Removal, and for Class A or B Commissions

The Board reviewed a memorandum from the Police Department recommending the promotion of Police Sergeant Thomas Petrilli to Lieutenant and Police Officer John Lieb to Sergeant and issue Class A commissions. Chair Bruno made a motion to approve the promotions, and Secretary Nystrom seconded the motion. There was no discussion. The motion passed 2-0.

The Board reviewed a recommendation from the Fire Department to promote the following and issue Class A commissions: Engineer James Childers to Lieutenant, Firefighter Mark Doerfler to Engineer, and Firefighter Mike Ashby to Engineer, Chair Bruno motioned to approve the recommendations, and Secretary Nystrom seconded the motion. There was no discussion. The motion passed 2-0.

The Board reviewed a recommendation from the Fire Department to hire Grant Gula and Matthew Wiemelt as Probationary Firefighters and issue Class B commissions. Chair Bruno made a motion to approve the recommendation, and Secretary Nystrom seconded the motion. There was no discussion, The motion passed 2-0. Chair Bruno noted that Mr. Gula was in the audience with his father, and it is a good day for their family.

Agenda Preparation

The next regularly scheduled meeting for the Board will be December 18, 2017.

Audience Participation

There was no audience participation.

Adjournment

With no further business for the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 4:24 p.m.

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