Carbondale Reporter

City of Carbondale Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met May 9.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

1. Call to Order / Roll Call

The City of Carbondale Board of Fire and Police Commissioners held a meeting on Tuesday, May 9,

2017 at the Carbondale Civic Center, Room 112, 200 South Illinois Avenue. Chairman Kerry

Braswell called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m.

Roll Call

Present: Don Barrett, Kerry Braswell, Gerald Edwards, Harvey Welch, and Herman Williams

Absent: None

Acknowledgement of Guests

Also present were Deputy City Clerk Clair Hayes, Fire Chief Ted Lomax, and Assistant Fire Chief

Terrill Kaufmann.

2. Approval of Minutes from April 11, 2017 Meeting and Closed Meeting Minutes

Motion: H. Welch moved, G. Edwards seconded, to approve the meeting minutes from April 11,

2017 and the closed meeting minutes from September 9 and November 9, 2016; January 27 and April

10, 2017. Vote: All voted Aye. No Nays. Motion declared carried.

3. Discussion and/or Approval of the Revised Promotional Oral Interview Questions for Fire Captain

It was brought to the Board’s attention that question number ten on the proposed promotional oral

interview questions had one error where the word “will” appeared twice.

Fire Chief Ted Lomax stated that due to the many changes in the Fire Captain Promotional Act some

of the questions either needed to be stricken or revised. Chief Lomax briefly explained some of the

changes and how it decreases his lack of involvement in the interview process at any level. The

Board then began to discuss their displeasure with the process for both the police and fire

examination and interview processes. They expressed that the Fire and Police Chief needs to be

included more with the examination and interview process at all levels and proposed that they do

something to increase their involvement. Scheduling a meeting with City Staff to discuss their

concerns was the consensus of the Board.

Motion: H. Welch moved, G. Edwards seconded, to approve the revised promotional oral

interview questions for Fire Captain with corrections. VOTE: All voted Aye. No Nays. Motion

declared carried.

4. Closed Meeting to Conduct Oral Interviews for Entry Level Fire Fighter.

Motion: H. Welch moved, H. Williams seconded, that the Board hold a closed meeting for the

purpose of discussing the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or

dismissal of specific employees pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), specifically to conduct oral

interviews for Entry Level Fire Fighter. Vote: All voted Aye. No Nays. Motion declared carried.

Open session recessed at 9:10 a.m.

There was no formal action taken as a result of the closed meeting. There being no further business to

come before the Board, G. Edwards moved, H. Welch seconded, that the Board return to open

session. Vote: All voted Aye. No nays. Motion declared carried. Open session resumed at 12:28 p.m.

5. Board Comments - None

6. Citizens’ Comments - None

7. Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.

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