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[1. Roll Call]
RIGHT.I'D LIKE TO CALL TOWARD THE MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD, UM, MS RULE, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE? YES, SIR.
MR. BRADLEY RICHS, I MEAN, ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE.
MR. BRANDON WILLIAMS? PRESENT.
AND THE RECORD, WE'LL REFLECT THAT ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD.
MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU HAVE A QUORUM.
UM, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
[2. Consider Motion to Approve Agenda.]
TO ITEM NUMBER TWO IS CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION.WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO, UH, ADD TO THE AGENDA.
ONE IS A MOTION TO ADD APPLICATIONS FOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, CALL FOR FIRE PREVENTION ASSISTANT CHIEF EXAM.
AND, UM, THE FIRE, UH, I MEAN THE POLICE.
I MOVED TO ADD THE APPLICATIONS FOR DEPUTY CHIEF, UH, FOR THE TESTING.
UH, POLICE CADET, UH, POLICE FINGER PRICK, FINGERPRINT TECHNICIAN ONE, UH, POLICE, UH, CRIMINAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST ONE, AND POLICE CRIMINAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST TWO.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO COUPLE THOSE MOTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU AND ONE PERSON MAKE THE MOTION FOR BOTH, UH, DEPARTMENTS.
IS THAT IT FOR THESE APPLICATIONS OR ARE WE CALLING FOR NO, WE HAVE APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH FIRE AND POLICE, BUT WE KIND OF SEPARATED 'EM OUT INDIVIDUALLY BY TWO DIFFERENT, IT WOULD BE TWO DIFFERENT MOTIONS.
AND I'D LIKE TO JUST COUPLE THE MOTION TO ADD ALL APPLICATIONS MENTIONED FOR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT.
READ ALL THE TITLES ON THE SPREADSHEET.
ONE MOTION FOR BOTH DEPARTMENTS, WHICH ENLIST ALL TESTS BEING CALLED.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE APPLICATIONS FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR.
DISTRICT FIRE CHIEF DEPUTY FIRE.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST TO I HAVE MOTIONS TO ADD THEM TO THE AGENDA, CORRECT? YES.
TO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MR. THOMAS.
ALL IN ALL OPPOSED, MOTION PASSES.
ITEM NUMBER NINE WILL BECOME AD APPLICATIONS FOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL GIVE, I'LL ASK FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS WE HAVE AN APPLICATION, UM, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, MR. MICHAEL LEMON.
SO, UM, I WOULD NEED TO ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE HIS APPLICATION.
AND OF COURSE, HE IS WILLING TO RECUSE HIMSELF.
SO DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
MOTION PASSES, WHICH MAKES NUMBER, ITEM NUMBER 10 IS CONSIDER APPLICATION OR BOARD MEMBER LEMON, WHICH WOULD MAKE NOW TO CONSIDER MOTION TO APPROVE FINDINGS OF FACT.
ITEM NUMBER 11, UH, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER 12 AND CONSIDER A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA BASED UPON THE ME AMENDED ITEMS. NO MOVE.
[3. Consider Motion to Approve Minutes from September 28th, 29th, and October 6th, 2023, meetings.]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE IS CONSIDER A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER AT 28TH, 29TH AND OCTOBER 6TH MEETING THAT ARE IN YOUR[00:05:01]
PACKET.YOU GONNA DO 'EM IN GLOBAL? UH, YES, WE CAN.
WE CAN DO ALL THREE ITEMS IN GLOBO IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
I WAS NOT PRESENT AT OCTOBER 6TH MEETING, SO I CAN'T MOVE ON THAT ONE, BUT I'LL DO 28 20 NINTH.
UH, WELL, IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT IN GLOBO, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT.
YEAH, I'LL ATTAIN A MOTION TO, TO ADD ALTOGETHER.
UM, TO, TO APPROVE THEM ALTOGETHER? YES.
UH, I'LL GIVE YOU A SECOND TO REVIEW, UM, THE ITEMS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE HERE.
AND SO THAT IS INDICATED IN THE 28TH MINUTES.
SO, UH, BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE PUTTING ON RECORD IS THE, THE MEETING FOR THE 29TH DID NOT HAPPEN, AND IT IS LISTED IN YOUR PACKET.
AS YOU KNOW, THE MEETING DID NOT TAKE PLACE.
SO THE, THE MINUTES WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 28TH AND OCTOBER 6TH.
SO, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION WHEN YOU GUYS ARE READY.
[4. Consider Motion to Approve or Reject Personnel Action Forms.]
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE OR REJECT PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS. I HAVE HERE SOMETHING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I MEAN, FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.UM, YOU WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THESE AND, UM, UPON YOUR REVIEW, I'LL CONSIDER MOTION.
ARE YOU GONNA ANSWER THE POSITION HERE? I MEAN, YOU BROUGHT IT UP, BUT I MISSED IT IF WE CAN.
AND THEN THE, THE MEDICAL TRAINING OFFICE? YES.
HEARING FOR THAT MEDICAL MOVE TO APPROVED, UH, PERSONNEL ACTION AND CALL FOR, OKAY.
[Items 5, 6 & 9]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS CONSIDERED A MOTION TO CALL FOR, UH, EXAMINATION IN THE BATON ROUGE FIRE, I MEAN, POLICE DEPARTMENT.MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD, UH, RECOMMEND THAT WE CONSIDER FIVE, SIX, AND NINE TOGETHER.
SO THE, UH, THE MOTION IS TO CONSIDER, UH, IN GLOBO ITEMS FIVE, SIX, AND
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NINE, WHICH IS CONSIDER MOTION TO CALL FOR EXAMINATIONS IN THE BATON ROUGE FIRE.CONSIDER MOTION TO CALL EXAMINATIONS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TO ADD THE APPLICATIONS, UM, ADD APPLICATIONS FOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IS THERE A SECOND REAL QUICK, BRANDON? SO THAT'S ITEMS FIVE, SIX, AND NINE.
WE'LL DO IN GLOBO, UH, APPROVAL MODIFIED NINE.
[7. Consider Motion to review/accept test results.]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.IS CONSIDER A MOTION TO REVIEW AND ACCEPT TEST RESULTS.
NONE RECEIVED, NO ACTION NEEDED.
[8. Review/accept application and test results for Police Communications Officer I Sonja Anderson]
EIGHT, UH, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, REVIEW APPLICATIONS.UH, NO REVIEW AND ACCEPT APPLICATIONS AND TEST RESULT FOR POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICERS.
AND IT, IT LOOKS LIKE ONE PERSON.
SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS TO ACCEPT THE APPLICATION, THE INTENT RESULTS.
MOTION OR A SECOND BY MR. TO, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[Additional Item]
ITEM NUMBER 10? 10.IT'S CONSIDERED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINDINGS OF FACT REGARDING THE, THE APPEAL.
SO WHAT I'LL DO AT THIS TIME IS RECUSE MYSELF.
ITEM 10 SHOULD, OH, I'M SORRY.
ITEM NUMBER 10 IS CONSIDER APPLICATION FOR BOARD MEMBER LEMAN.
ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE A, A MOTION AND OF COURSE MR. LE EZ RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THIS, UH, MATTER.
SECOND BY MR. RICKS AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A ROLL CALL.
[Additional Item 2]
NUMBER 11, WHICH I'LL ACCUSE MYSELF AND ALLOW, UH, THE VICE CHAIRMAN TO TAKE THIS MATTER.UH, WE HAVE AN ITEM FINDING OF FACTS.
YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT, UH, DOCUMENT IN YOUR FOLDER.
UH, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY REVIEWED IT, I'LL GIVE SOME TIME FOR YOU TO DO THAT.
JUST KIND OF LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'VE LOOKED OVER IT AND FINISHED IT.
UH, MAY I HAVE A MOTION THEN ON THE, UH, ACCEPTING THE, FINDING THE FACTS.
I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE, FINDING THE FACTS.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ACCEPT THE FINDING OF THE FACTS.
WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE PLEASE? YES, SIR.
[10. Conduct a Public Hearing on behalf of the Baton Rouge Fire Department]
NUMBER 12, IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON BEHALF OF THE BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPOSED REVISION CLASS A IN THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR THE MEDICAL TRAINING OFFICER.MR. LEMON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM OR THE CHIEF? YEAH.
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OKAY.IS THERE A SIMPLE WAY TO JUST TELL US WHAT THE CHANGES ARE? THERE WAS A THANK YOU.
AND OF COURSE, UM, WHEN, WHEN, WHEN WOULD YOU BE CALLING FOR THIS? IF WE APPROVE IT, WE'D LIKE TO CALL FOR THE TEST.
SO THERE'S NO POSTING PERIOD FOR THIS INFORMATION.
I THOUGHT IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS 2020.
AND SO BY NEXT MEETING YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CALL FOR A TEST? YEAH.
IF WE APPROVE IT, I'LL BRING THE APPLICATION TO NEXT MEETING.
AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL TRAINING OFFICER.
UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 13.