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I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL FIRE POLICE CIVIL AFFAIRS BOARD ORDER.
MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
PRESS ROBINSON PRESENT BOARD ATTORNEY JOSHUA DARA.
PRESENT ATTORNEY JOSHUA NOVELL.
I DECLARE THE MEETING OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT ON ANY OF THE GENERAL ITEMS, NOW'S THE TIME TO DO IT.
SEEING NO ONE APPROACHES THE PODIUM, I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ASK MS. MONICA SPROOL IF SHE WILL COME TO THE PODIUM AND ALLOW ME AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO WISH TO, TO EXPRESS OUR PROFOUND APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK THAT SHE DID FOR US AS OUR SECRETARY.
AND WE'RE SORRY TO SEE YOU GO, BUT YOU DID WELL AND NOTHING US TO FIND YOU REPLACEMENT.
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY TO THE BOARD? YEAH, JUST THAT IT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN A PLEASURE.
AS YOU KNOW, I HAD WORKED 31 YEARS FOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH WITH REGULAR CIVIL SERVICE, AND THIS GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ESPECIALLY YOU ALL THE BOARD BECAUSE YOU GIVE, YOU KNOW, UNSELFISHLY OF YOUR TIME.
THESE ARE UNPAID POSITIONS AND YOU KNOW, I SEE THE DEDICATION THAT GOES INTO THAT WORK TO PEOPLE WHO ASSIGNED US TO PARK SPACES.
ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING TO MS. SPROUL? YOU SAID IT WAS A PLEASURE,
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY OPEN AND TRANSPARENT IF YOU NEEDED ANYTHING, I MEAN, YOU WERE JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY OR A TEXT AWAY.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR BEING SO OPEN AND TRANSPARENT AND, AND VERY SWEET TO US.
AND, UM, DON'T FORGET ABOUT US.
OH, I WON'T, WE WON'T FORGET ABOUT YOU.
I WON'T FORGET ABOUT YOU, BUT ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.
THESE ARE PUBLIC MEETINGS YOU CAN ATTEND WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
OH, WELL, THERE'S SOME OTHER PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT I'LL BE TAKING PART IN, BUT I'LL BE, I'LL CIRCLE BACK.
I'D ALSO, UH, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE, UH, MET SHAWANDA HARRIS, MS. SPOONS REPLACEMENT, I'D LIKE TO, UH, TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME HER TO THE BOARD'S POSITION AS SECRETARY.
AND, UM, YOU ALL, I THINK HAVE PERSONALLY MET HER BY NOW, BUT OFFICIALLY SHE'S WITH US TODAY.
WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AND MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM
[2. Consider Motion to Approve Agenda.]
TWO, WHICH IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL, UM, AMENDMENTS TO MAKE TO THE AGENDA.
MR. THOMAS, I THINK I KNOW YOU HAD YES SIR.
UH, CHANGE, UH, NUMBER FIVE ON THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE, UH, WE GOT THE RESULTS OF, UH, SERGEANT'S TEST FOR, UH, HENRY BRIGG.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONE? YES, SIR.
ANY OTHER? UH, YES I NEED TO ADD THAT TWO SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENTS.
IS THERE A SPECIFIC PLACE YOU WANT TO DO THAT? WHY DON'T WE MAKE THAT NUMBER FOUR AND THEN WE'LL JUST MOVE THE REST OF THE AGENDA DOWN.
ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? IF NOT, THEN WITH THOSE CHANGES, UM, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AGENDAS AND ORDER ALSO MOVE MOVED BY MR. NEWVILLE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED AND THEN WE ARE GOING
[3. Consider Motion to Approve Minutes]
TO CONSIDER A MOTION FOR APPROVAL[00:05:01]
OF MINUTES.NOVEMBER 25TH, 24 AND JANUARY 13, 25.
UH, MR. CHAIRMAN ON THE NOVEMBER 25TH, 2024 MEETING MINUTES.
AND THE JANUARY 13TH MINUTES, YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE.
ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THOSE MINUTES? IF NOT, A MOTION TO APPROVE IS AN ORDER.
ALSO MOVE MOVED BY MR. NEWVILLE THAT WE ACCEPTED.
THE JANUARY 13TH, 20, 25 MINUTE MEETINGS ARE ACCEPTED.
[Additional Item]
FOUR, THE SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENTS FOR FIRE.UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SUBMIT TWO SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENTS.
ONE IS DEPUTY CHIEF DARRELL LEGENDS, SUBSTITUTE APPOINTED TO CHIEF OF OPERATIONS AND ASSISTANT CHIEF SHANE PATE.
SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENT TO DEPUTY CHIEF.
ANY QUESTIONS TO MR. LEMON? ANY OBJECTIONS TO NO OBJECTIONS? I MOTION TO APPROVE.
YOU GOT IT? I MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION TO MR. RICKS I MOTION TO APPROVE.
THAT THE SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENTS BE APPROVED.
THAT THOSE TWO SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENTS BE APPROVED.
[4. Consider Motion to Approve or Reject Personnel Action]
ITEM FIVE, CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE OR REJECT PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS. THE ONE DO WE HAVE, UH, PERSONAL ACTION FORMS? YES, SIR.UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE ALREADY REVIEWED THEM.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THEM? NO.
A MOTION TO APPROVE PERSONAL ACTION FORMS. AND LET'S JUST DO, GO BOTH TOGETHER, SIR.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE PERSONAL ACTION FORMS FOR BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
[5. Consider Motion to Review/Accept test results]
ITEM SIX, CONSIDER A MOTION TO REVIEW ACCEPT TEST SCORES.AND LET ME GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF OPENING THEM.
AND NOT ON THE WRAP TIGHTLY, THEN DOUBLE WRAP.
HOW LONG WE'D BEEN SITTING HERE IF I HAD TO DO IT.
DO WE WANNA SAY HOW MANY PEOPLE PASSED? UH, LET'S SEE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS MORE THAN ONE.
BUT WE HAVE ONE PERSON FOR THE POLICE SERGEANT EXAM.
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AND WE HAVE LOOKS LIKE ONE PERSON.NO, WE GOT, NO, WE GOT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5 PAST FOUR.
THE FIRE SERVICE, THAT'S FIVE.
TECHNICIAN EXAM ONE FOR POLICE SERGEANT FIVE.
FIVE SERVICES AND SUPPLY TECHNICIAN.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THOSE? UH, ALSO MOVE, MOVE BY MR. NEWVILLE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
LET'S GIVE JUST A MOMENT TO LOOK AT THEM AND THEN WE WILL COMPLETE CARRYING THE MOTION.
A MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO APPROVE, UNLESS THERE'S SOME OBJECTIONS, WE WILL ACCEPT TEST SCORES FOR POLICE SERGEANT AND THE FIRE TECHNICIAN.
[6. Consider Motion to Approve / Reject applications]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE REJECT APPLICATIONS FOR CRIMINAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST ONE.CRIMINAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST.
POLICE FINGERPRINT TECHNICIAN ONE AND POLICE CADET
I MOVED TO APPROVE THE APPLICATIONS ALL EXCEPT FOR TWO THAT CAME IN AFTER THE LISTING DATE.
AND WHICH POSITION WERE THOSE FOR? LET ME GET THOSE TWO LIST.
UH, NO, THAT'S NOT, THAT'S YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED THE NAMES OF THE INDIVIDUALS.
UH, ONE POSITION WAS FOR, UH, UH, FINGERPRINT, FINGERPRINT, UH, TECHNICIAN ONE AND THE OTHER ONE WAS FOR THE CRIMINAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST ONE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. THOMAS? UH, ON THE MOTION? WELL ACTUALLY WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A MOTION YET.
THE MO I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE OR REJECT THE APPLICATIONS FOR, AGAIN, CRIMINAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST TWO, POLICE FINGER PRACTITIONER ONE AND POLICE CADET.
AND THERE ARE TWO THAT ARE BEING ASKED TO BE REJECTED, BUT I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO 'EM IN SEPARATE MOTIONS.
APPROVE ALL BUT THE TWO? YES, SIR.
I MOVED TO APPROVE ALL EXCEPT FOR THE TWO APPLICATIONS THAT CAME IN AFTER THE, UH, LISTING DATE.
SECOND BY MR. LEMON TO MR. THOMAS'S MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ALL OF
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THE, UH, APPLICATIONS EXCEPT FOR TWO, WHICH CAME IN AFTER THE EXCEPTANCE DATE.[7. Consider Motion to continue the hearing on Corporal Joanell Robinson Woodard's appeal resently set for March 24, 2025, to the Board's regularly scheduled meeting on April 28, 2025.]
ITEM EIGHT.CONSIDER A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE HEARING ON CORPORAL ELLE ROBINSON WOODARD'S APPEAL PRESENTLY SET FOR THE 24TH OF MARCH TO THE BO'S REGULAR SCHEDULING MEETING ON APRIL 28TH, 25.
AND I DO, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN UNOPPOSED REQUEST.
IT'S STILL A GOOD DAY FOR EVERYBODY, FOR YOU AS WELL.
YOU GUYS NEED TO MAKE ANY PRESENTATION ON THIS? NO, I MEAN, WE, WE AGREED.
SO LET'S HAVE A MOTION THEN TO RESCHEDULE, UH, CORPORAL WOODARD'S HEARING FROM MARCH 24 TO APRIL 28TH.
ALSO MOVE MOVED BY MR. NEWVILLE.
[8. Consider Motion to continue the hearing on the Police Officer's Bill of Rights raised by appellants, Corporal Douglas Chutz, Lieutenant Troy Lawrence Sr., and Corporal Todd Thomas presently set for February 24, 2025, to the Board's regularly scheduled meeting on March 24, 2025.]
CONSIDER MOTION TO CONTINUE THE HEARING ON THE POLICE OFFICER'S BILL OF RIGHTS RAISED BY APPELLANTS CORPORAL DOUGLAS CHS, LIEUTENANT TROY, LINE SENIOR AND CORPORAL TODD THOMAS.PRESENTLY SET FOR TODAY'S MEETING TO THE BOYS REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING ON MARCH 24TH.
AND, UH, JUST TO, I GUESS GIVE EVERY, GIVE EVERYBODY SOME CONTEXT.
UH, WE HAD A HEARING AT THE LAST MEETING OR MAYBE TWO MEETINGS AGO NOW.
WE MADE A DECISION THAT DECISION HAS BEEN APPEALED TO THE 19TH JDC.
SO, UH, WHILE THAT DECISION IS BEING APPEALED, WE FIGURE IT PROBABLY IS BEST THAT WE DISCONTINUE THIS WITHOUT DATE.
IS THAT THE BEST, THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA, RIGHT? IT'S SOMEWHAT, YEAH.
DEVELOPED RECENT, I GUESS RAPIDLY.
I, I WOULD MOVE TO, TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO REFLECT THE REQUEST TO CONTINUE IT WITHOUT DATE AS OPPOSED TO THE STATED DATE ON THE AGENDA.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO EXTEND, UH, THE HEARING WITHOUT DATE.
DO, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND THAT AYE JOHN HEARING IS SCHEDULED.
'CAUSE WE DON'T, WE HAVE TO VOTE TO AMEND AND THEN VOTE SEPARATELY ON THE PASSAGE.
I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON HOW Y'ALL DID IT.
YOU DIDN'T REALLY HAVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA.
OH, YOU COULD JUST, YEAH, BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE PAST WE, WE VOTED TO AMEND.
YEAH, WE JUST SETTING IT TO, UH, WITHOUT DATE.
SO IS IT AMENDED OR NOT? WE'RE JUST, THE MOTION IS THAT IT'S GONNA BE CONTINUED WITHOUT DATE.
SO THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT IT'S NOT TO THE MARCH 24TH DAY.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA DO AN AMENDMENT THOUGH, CORRECT? NO, NO AMENDMENT.
[9. Consinsider an appeal request by Eric Reinek Of a ten (10) day suspension resulting from the pre disciplinary hearing conducted on January 7, 2025.]
ITEM 10.CONSIDER AN APPEAL REQUEST BY ERIC RENICK OF A 10 DAY SUSPENSION RESULTING FROM THE PRE-DISCIPLINARY HEARING CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 7TH, 2025.
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR MAY.
ANY OBJECTION TO THE MAY 19TH DATE? MR. RAY? OKAY, WELL, WE'LL, WE'LL DEAL WITH IT.
SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION THEN THAT WE, UH, GRANT THIS MOTION, THIS REQUEST ALSO MOVE.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE BY MR. NEWVILLE.
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FAVOR SAY AYE.[10. Consider motion to call for examinations in the Baton Rouge Fire Department]
ITEM 11, CONSIDER MOTION TO CALL FOR EXAMINATIONS IN THE BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT.FOUR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CHIEF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OFFICER, FIRE SAFETY OFFICER, ASSISTANT FIRE, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.
ONE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF SPECIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF MR. LEMON.
OPPOSED? THIS NAY MOTION IS ADOPTED.
SECOND BY MR. LEMON AND EVERYBODY ELSE, WE ARE ADJOURNED.