Mar 27, 2023 Fire Police Municipal Board Meeting

UH, MS. MONICA, CAN YOU PLEASE, UH, CALL THE ROLL? YES, SIR.

GOOD MORNING.

UH, THE TIME IS NOW 10 48 MARCH 27TH.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD MEETING TO ORDER.

UH, FIRST BEFORE WE START, UH, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO RECOGNIZE THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST.

UH, THE TWO, UH, POLICE OFFICERS WHO DIED IN THE HELICOPTER CRASH, UH, IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY ON THE, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, THAT, UH, THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THOSE FAMILIES IN THIS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TIME.

THAT BEING SAID,

[1. Roll Call ]

ROLL CALL.

MARCH 27TH, 2023.

UH, MS. SHEILA LEWIS.

MS. TRINA DORSEY.

MR. JOHN SMITH.

PRESENT? MR. PRESS ROBINSON PRESENT.

MR. BRANDON WILLIAMS? PRESENT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU HAVE A QUORUM.

A CONSIDER TO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS READY.

THANK YOU.

UH, I'D LIKE TO GIVE THIS TIME RIGHT NOW FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ONE MIGHT HAVE, SEEING NONE.

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM IS A CON, UM,

[2. Consider Motion to Approve Agenda ]

I GOTTA, I WANNA MAKE A MOTION THAT WE POSTPONE NUMBER EIGHT AND NUMBER NINE UNTIL NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WITH JOSH CAN BE STATEMENT.

SO THIS THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION NUMBER EIGHT.

NUMBER NINE.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, POSTPONE ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT AND NINE.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MRS. DORSEY.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

MOTION PASSES.

SO NOW THE AGENDA REFLECTS, UM, ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT AND NINE STRICKEN.

I MOVE AGENDA.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RE REVISED AGENDA.

I'LL SECOND IT.

WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. SMITH.

ON IN ITEM NUMBER THREE IS CONSIDERED MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 20 THIRDS.

[3. Consider Motion to Approve Minutes from February 2023, regular meeting]

REGULAR MEETING MOVE.

WE HAVE A MOVE.

UH, I'LL SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE BY, UH, PRESS AND SECOND BY MR. SMITH.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER, UH, FORM IS A MOTION, I MEAN TO CONSIDER MOTIONS TO APPROVE OR REJECT PERSONAL ACTION FORMS. DO WE HAVE THOSE AT THIS TIME? NO.

MOTION PASSES.

[4. Consider Motion(s) to Approve or Reject Personnel Action Forms ]

I DIDN'T HAVE IT.

THE FIRE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID HAVE SOME.

OH, THESE RIGHT HERE.

AND IT'S BIG FOLDER.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO, UH, APPROVE OR REJECT PERSONALITIES? I MAKE ACTION FORMS. MAKE THEM I'LL SECOND.

MOTION BY MS. DORSEY.

SECOND BY MR. SMITH.

CONSIDER MOTIONS TO APPROVE OR REJECT B R P D APPLICATION.

[5. Consider Motion(s) to Approve or Reject BRPD Applications]

THANK YOU.

MOTION.

CHIEF ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A SECOND BY PRESS.

I DO, WE HAVE, OH, THESE RIGHT HERE? YES.

UH, SECONDED BY PRESS.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[6. Consider Motion(s) to Approve or Reject BRFD Applications - Deputy Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief, Chief Fire Communications Officer, Assistant Chief Fire Investigator, Chief Fire Apparatus Technician, Assistant Chief Fire Communications Officer ]

TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.

CONSIDER MOTIONS TO APPROVE OR REJECT BAT BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPLICATIONS OR DEPUTY FIRE

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CHIEF FIRE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, ASSISTANT CHIEF FIRE INVESTIGATOR.

CHIEF FIRE APPARATUS TECHNICIAN, AND ASSISTANT CHIEF FIRE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.

SO WE HAVE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF APPLICATIONS.

WE HAD EIGHT ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF APPLICATIONS, ONE CHIEF FIRE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER APPLICATION.

WE HAD THREE APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANT CHIEF FIRE INVESTIGATOR.

ONE WAS REJECTED CUZ HE DIDN'T, DIDN'T QUALIFY.

HE HAD TWO CHIEF FIRE APPARATUS TECHNICIAN APPLICATIONS AND TWO ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF FIRE COMMUNICATION OFFICER APPLICATION.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. SMITH.

IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.

SECOND BY PRESS.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

MOVING ON TO ITEMS NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS CONSIDER A REQUEST TO TRANSFER SCORES OF ELI ELIZABETH PURCHASE PIUS PURRY PUR POY PURRY PURRY.

MOTION CARRIES.

[7. Consider Request to transfer scores of Elizabeth Pertuis and for Ms. Pertuis to be added to the eligibility list for Fire Communication Officer 1 - Fire Department ]

TO BE ADDED TO THE ELIGIBILITY LIST FOR FIRE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ONE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

I MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY, UH, MR. SMITH SECONDED BY PRESS.

WHAT IS NOW NUMBER I, ITEM EIGHT IS TO CONSIDER A MOTION TO CALL FOR EXAMINATIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

[10. Consider Motion to Call for Examinations in Police Department]

MOTION BY MR. DORSEY.

IS THERE A SECOND? ALL SECOND.

SECOND BY MR. SMITH.

NUMBER NINE, CONSIDER A MOTION TO RE APPROVE OR REJECT EXAMINATION SCORES.

[11. Consider Motion(s) to Approve or Reject Examination Results ]

DO WE HAVE THOSE? YOU HAVE THESE? NO, SIR.

THOSE TWO BROWN ENVELOPES FOR SEAL.

OH, GOTCHA.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THERE.

SECOND DIFFICULT MAN, MAKE IT VERY HARD.

UH, NO.

UM, WE HAVE ONE ELIGIBLE.

THIS IS FOR THE POLICE FORENSIC SCIENTIST.

WE HAVE ONE ELIGIBLE AND ONE INELIGIBLE.

WAS IT? UH, THE, CAN WE DOUBLE CHECK? OH, NO, THE, UH, NINTH.

NEXT TIME I'LL, ALL RIGHT.

SO, UM, FOR THE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ONE, UH, WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO, UH, TOOK THE TEST AND THREE NO SHOWS.

WE HAVE TWO PASSES AND THREE NO SHOWS.

SO AGAIN, UM, I NEED A MOTION.

WE APPROVE ONE, UH, ELIGIBLE, ONE NON-ELIGIBLE FOR THE POLICE.

WHAT

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FORENSICS HONOR, FORENSIC FORENSIC NINTH AND, UH, TWO ELIGIBLE THREE NO SHOWS FOR THE, OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, PRESS.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

TAKE IT BY MR. SMITH.

ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10 IS TO CONSIDER A MOTION TO ACCEPT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CLIFTON PEARSON AND THE BR FIRE DEPART BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

[12. Consider Motion to Accept Agreement Between Clifton Pearson and the BRFD ]

DO WE HAVE THAT, UM, WE HAVE THAT LETTER.

IS IT? I DO, I DO HAVE IT.

IT'S IN THE FOLDER.

OKAY, GOTCHA.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE AGREEMENT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11.

ALL MOTION PASSES.

[13. Consider Motion to Accept Appeal Withdrawal filed by Mr. Orlando Wallace - Fire Department. ]

CONSIDER A MOTION TO ACCEPT APPEAL WITHDRAW FILED BY ORLANDO WALLACE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

DO YOU HAVE THAT, MS. PRUE? HE SENT IT TO YOU.

HE DID THAT LAST MONTH.

HE DID.

HE WITHDREW IT.

NO, HE FILED IT.

WELL, HE FILED APPEAL.

HES WITHDRAWING HIS APPEAL THIS MONTH.

YOU SEND IT TO ME? MM-HMM.

, ME AND YOU.

BUT WE DO HAVE THE, THE PAPERWORK.

I GOT THE EMAIL.

ALL MS. ALL ALL RIGHT.

SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MOTION BY MR. SMITH.

IS THERE A SECOND? TAKEN BY MRS. DORSEY? UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[14. Consider Motion to Reschedule Camallo Appeals to April 24 and April 25, 2023 ]

TO ITEM NUMBER 12.

UM, CONSIDER A MOTION TO RESCHEDULE CARLO'S APPEAL ON APRIL 24TH AND 25TH.

WE HAVE, THERE WE GO.

SO WE WON'T BE ABLE TO FIT, UH, THE CAMELO CASES INTO THAT, THOSE TWO DAYS WHEN, BECAUSE HE'S ALREADY GOT A CASE SCHEDULED FOR THAT DAY.

SO WHAT WE PROPOSE IS GETTING POTENTIAL DATES FROM YOU, AND THEN SEE IF WE CAN CLEAR OUR, OUR CALENDARS WITH EVERYBODY, ALL OVER WITNESSES AND EVERYTHING, AND THEN COME BACK TO YOU WITH, UH, THE BEST DATE, IF THAT WILL WORK.

SO, UM, RIGHT NOW AS IT STANDS, WE HAD THE 24TH AND THE 25TH.

WE WERE GONNA DO A, UM, WHAT WAS THE FIRST ONE? UM, IT WAS COUPLED WITH, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE ALREADY HAVE ONE SCHEDULED FOR THE 24TH.

THAT'S THE FU THAT'S THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE A, DO YOU HAVE THE SCHEDULE MS? WE DO HAVE A TERMINATION HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THE DEPARTMENT IN MAY ALREADY.

SO IS THAT THE CASE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT? KERSHAW? NO, KYLE.

OH, UH, FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE 24TH? YEAH.

I SAID THAT THE OTHER, WHENEVER WE, I SAID VASCO MIGHT BE A LONG ONE.

RIGHT.

SO THE CONFLICT IS ON THE 25TH.

WE, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 25TH DATE.

SORRY, WHAT? WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE 25TH? NO PROBLEM WITH THE 25TH.

IT WAS THE 24TH AND 25TH.

UM, SO CAN WE DO ONE OF 'EM ON THE 25TH? SURE.

UM, AND ON THAT ONE, IF WE COULD DO, UM, YOU WANNA DO THAT SECOND ONE ON THE 25TH? WE GOT

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UM, IF WE COULD MAYBE KEEP FOR THE 25TH, THE, UM, THE ONE THAT WAS SCHEDULED ALREADY TO TAKE PLACE ON THE 25TH, I BELIEVE IS OH, 12 DASH 21.

SO, UM, IT IS OH ONE TWO DASH 21 IS THE CASE.

SORRY, THE CASE NUMBER, I THINK IT'S OH, 12 DASH 21.

I'M ALMOST WILLING TO, UH, ASK THE BOARD IF THEY WERE WILLING TO DO, UH, 20, UH, ONE MORE DAY, LIKE THE 26TH AND WE COULD BE DONE WITH IT.

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS OKAY WITH? DO YOU, ARE YOU CLEAR ON THE 26TH IF POSSIBLE? I THINK I CAN DO IT.

I'D HAVE TO CHECK WITH WITNESSES, BUT I THINK I CAN, UM, WELL, ARE YOU GUYS AMENABLE TO THAT DURING THE 26TH AS WELL? I DON'T LIKE IT.

WAIT, DID YOU SAY THE 26TH, CORRECT? MM-HMM.

, THE 24TH, 25TH OR 26TH.

HE TALKING ABOUT DOING, OH, OH, I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID THE 25TH.

NO, THE 26TH.

I HAVE A TRIAL EXTENSION.

WE CAN, UM, YOU'RE AMENABLE TO IT.

TAKE ANOTHER, ANOTHER REGULAR HEARING.

YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S FINE.

I WAS JUST OPEN JUNE.

JUNE'S NOT OPEN ON, I DON'T HAVE, THIS IS JUST THE DATE.

YOU, UH, MISS MONICA, YOU HAVE THE LIST OF WHAT WE HAVE.

UH, I THINK WE'RE ONLY SCHEDULED OUT TILL MAY, RIGHT? MAY.

SO JUNE IS AVAILABLE JUNE 26TH.

NOW.

GO, GO AHEAD.

NO, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A CONFLICT.

UM, I WOULD, UH, I KNOW WE'RE DISCUSSING WHICH CASE WE POSSIBLY WILL TAKE UP ON THE 25TH, AND I WOULD RATHER FROM THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT STANDPOINT, WE TAKE UP THE, UH, CASE THAT'S SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE LONGEST.

IF WE HAVE A DAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP THAT CASE.

AND I THINK THAT WAS THE CORRECT, SO YOU'D LIKE TO USE THE OTHER CASE YOU, YOU'RE SAYING THAT WOULD TAKE LONGER.

IF IT IS GONNA TAKE LONGER.

UH, WE HAVE A DAY SET ASIDE FOR IT ALREADY, AND IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WERE GONNA GET IT DONE WITHIN A DAY.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND WORK THAT ONE.

IF IT'S SHORTER AND WE CAN MOVE TO MAYBE A SECOND ONE, THEN LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO IT.

BUT WE HAVE A, A SET DAY SCHEDULED ALREADY, JUST FOR THAT CASE.

I WOULD RATHER US GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT UP AND MOVE PAST.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, UH, ON, ON THE TABLE, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER, I MEAN, TO CONTINUE WITH THE, UH, KALOS HEARING OH ONE TWO DASH 11 ON THE 25TH, AND THEN WE'RE MOVING THE SECOND ONE TILL, UH, JUNE 26TH.

IS THAT CORRECT? UH, I THINK SHE SAID WE'RE ON SCHEDULED OUT TILL MAY.

YEAH, I'LL HAVE TO CHECK DATES

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ON THE 26TH.

UH, YEAH, HE, HE WITHDREW.

SO THAT'S WHAT CLEARED US UP.

THAT'LL BE PERFECT.

IS THAT, IS THAT HOW WE DEAL WITH THIS? ALL RIGHT.

SO, UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THIS TIME.

AND THE MOTION WOULD BE THAT, UH, WE MOVE WHAT WOULD CONTINUE ON WITH THE KALO HEARING.

UH, CASE NUMBER 0 1 2 DASH 11, AND THEN WE SET THE SECOND ONE FOR JUNE 26TH, 2023.

AND ALSO ON THE 24TH, WE WILL STILL BE HEARING THE, UM, FIRE DEPARTMENT CASE.

CORRECT.

SO, UM, ALL RIGHT.

SO THE MOTION ON THE KALO APPEALS, I GET A MOTION, I MAKE A MOTION.

WE POSTPONE THEM TILL APRIL 25TH AND JUNE, WHATEVER THE, THE MEETING.

26TH.

JUNE 26TH.

AND WE'LL CONFIRM OUR DATES WITH ALL OUR PEOPLE FOR JUNE.

AND IF I DON'T THINK THAT IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A POSTPONEMENT, IT WOULD GO AS SCHEDULED.

CORRECT.

WELL, WE RESCHEDULING, RIGHT? WELL, WE ARE RESCHEDULING THE SECOND ONE, BUT THE FIRST ONE IS AS, UM, AS SCHEDULED.

SCHEDULED.

SO, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? UH, JUNE 26TH.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY PRESS.

MOTION PASSES.

AND WE NEXT IS, ITEM IS ADJOURNMENT.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOTION SECOND.

SO MOVE.