Public Safety Committee
Rochester Hills
1000 Rochester Hills |
Drive |
Rochester Hills, MI 48309 |
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www.rochesterhills.org |
Minutes
Ron Crowell, Jim Duistermars, Gary Elliot, Barbara Holder, Andy LeBlanc, Adam |
Lomasney, Paras Patel, Linda Raschke, Gerald Robbins, Bob Smith |
7:00 PM
1000 Rochester Hills Drive
Monday, June 5, 2006
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Raschke called the Public Safety Committee meeting to order at 7:27 PM.
ROLL CALL
Jim Duistermars, Linda Raschke and Barbara Holder
Present:
Gary Elliott and Gerald Robbins
Absent:
Non-Voting Members Present: Chief Ron Crowell, Capt. Robert Smith, and Paras Patel |
Non-Voting Members Absent: Andy LeBlanc and Adam Lomasney |
Committee Members Elliott, LeBlanc and Lomasney provided previous notice they |
would be unable to attend and asked to be excused. |
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
None were presented.
COMMUNICATIONS
2006-0315
Committee Request for Information: Police / Fire Staffing levels for prior 10 |
years |
Fiscal & HR Info.pdf
A motion was made by Duistermars, seconded by Holder, that this matter be |
Received and Filed. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Duistermars, Raschke and Holder
Absent:
Elliott and Robbins
2006-0316
Committee Request for Information: Police / Fire Budgets for 1996 & 2006
10 year Budget Book Info.pdf; Fiscal Budget Actuals- Fire (10 Yr ).pdf; |
Fiscal Budget Actuals- OCSD (10 Yr ).pdf |
A motion was made by Duistermars, seconded by Holder, that this matter be |
Received and Filed. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Duistermars, Raschke and Holder
Absent:
Elliott and Robbins
2006-0317
Committee Request for Information: Building Permits issued for residential, |
retail & commercial development for prior 10 years |
Bldg Dept Info.pdf
A motion was made by Duistermars, seconded by Holder, that this matter be |
Received and Filed. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Duistermars, Raschke and Holder
Absent:
Elliott and Robbins
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
2004-0032
Request from Public Safety for City Council to discuss False Alarm Program at |
future City Council Work Session |
Agenda Summary.pdf; 112906 Agenda Summary.pdf; 111406 Letter |
Staran.pdf; Chapter 42 False Alarms - NEW.pdf; 1988 False Alarm |
Ordinance w/Minutes.pdf; False Alarm Ordinance as Codified in 1998.pdf; |
1996 False Alarm Amendment w/Minutes.pdf; Minutes Public S |
Capt. Smith provided a brief update by informing the Committee that a draft False Alarm |
Ordinance has been provided to the Mayor for his review. When it becomes official, |
there will be a public awareness campaign for two or three months prior to implementing |
fines. |
Discussed
Enactment No: RES0429-2006 |
2005-0447
Fire Department's New Strategic Plan (2006 and forward)
Crowell memo for Five Year Plan dtd 11-14-05.pdf
Fire Chief Crowell provided an update by informing the Committee that the Five Year |
plan has been submitted to the Mayor for his review. The suggested name is "Fire |
Department Strategic Plan" which encompasses five (5) years, but is designed to be |
reviewed each year to coincide with city developments. |
Discussed
NEW BUSINESS
* The City of Troy was recently mentioned in a newspaper article to demonstrate how |
they use speciality teams to stop burglaries in progress. The City of Rochester Hills |
may need to think about how to financially support speciality teams because they will be |
needed in the future. |
* Rochester Schools continues to deal with juvenile incidents. The Superintendent is |
very receptive to forming a subcommittee with the sub-station personnel and school |
staff that would explore areas where safety can be enhanced. |
2006-0412
Update on Hiring Paid-on-Call (POCs) and Full Time Firefighters
Fire Chief Crowell updated the Committee on the following: |
* Fourteen (14) paid-on-call (POC) employees were hired. |
* The interviews for the full-time positions should be finalized next week. |
* The hiring process for the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) coordinator position will |
begin soon. |
* Station 5, in the north end of the City, will probably be staffed with two full-time |
employees. There may be a dual-response process between Station 4 and Station 5 in |
the very near future. There will be some challenges with fire trucks traveling through |
downtown Rochester until the Tienken Road bridge is completed. Mutual aid may be |
used with Oakland Township and Rochester for the north area of the City until the |
Tienken Road bridge is completed. |
Discussed
2006-0413
Discussion of Paid-on-Call (POC) Incentive Program
Fire Chief Crowell informed the Committee that a proposed incentive program for |
Paid-on-Call (POC) employees has been presented to the Mayor for his review and |
budget considerations. The Chief may form a subcommittee of POCs to brainstorm |
incentive ideas. |
The Committee briefly discussed different ways that the neighboring fire |
departments are staffed. They also briefly discussed the benefits of providing |
incentives to attract, maintain and motivate employees in the work place. |
Discussed
YOUTH COMMENTS
None.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
2006-0439
Discussion of Police Millage
060706 Referral Notice to PS.pdf; 0439 Agenda Report.pdf
Ms. Holder announced that an joint meeting to discuss millage issues is being |
scheduled with Financial Services, Community Development & Viability and Public |
Safety Committee for July and asked Capt. Smith what should the City be thinking |
about for the future. |
Capt. Smith responded by noting that a significant increase of paperwork regarding |
issuing warrants now requires the assistance of the False Alarm Compliance |
Officer. Also, a problem-solving unit should be considered which would allow the |
sub-station to be more multi-faceted and responsive to citizens. He noted that it is |
very difficult to predict how Oakland County Sheriff's Department will react if a police |
millage fails in Rochester Hills because the quality of work must not deteriorate or it |
may affect the City's reputation within the County. |
Discussed
Enactment No: RES0210-2006 |
NEXT MEETING DATE
Monday, July 10, 2006 - 7:00 PM.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Chairperson Raschke adjourned the |
meeting at 8:21 PM. |
Minutes prepared by Denise Mertz. |
Minutes were approved as presented at the December 4, 2006 Regular Public Safety |
Committee Meeting. |