TIME: 5:30 p.m.
MEMBERS
ABSENT:
NON-MEMBERS
PRESENT: Chief Metta, MANS Unit Officer Mike Boyle, MANS Unit Master Sergeant Rich Wilk, Sergeant Darin Plotts, Executive Secretary Puracchio, Reporter Monson
DISCUSSION: Minutes
ACTION: Alderman Gilmour made a motion and Alderman Hoppe seconded to open discussions at 5:31 p.m. All yes. Motion passed.
Alderman Mietzner made a motion and Alderman Johnston seconded to Approve the Minutes from the September 12, 2005 meeting. All yes. Motion passed.
DISCUSSION: Substitute Crossing Guard
ACTION: The Chief stated he received one application and recommended to hire Dolores Koziol. The Committee will recommend hiring Koziol
at the next Council meeting.
DISCUSSION: Tenn’s Building
ACTION: Com Ed has braced the electric pole at the Tenn’s Building site. Building will be demolished some time next week. When the demolition company contacts the City with demolition date, Chief will distribute a flyer to area residents notifying them of the two day street closure.
DISCUSSION: Police Chief Search
ACTION: Chief stated that the City can contact the Police Chief Organization to help in the process. Roger Freitag also notified the Mayor about the COPS Organization that provides the same service.
DISCUSSION: Miscellaneous
Items
ACTION: Lt. Evans applied for and received a grant for bullet-proof vests. He
also stated that the Crime Reduction Report was published and it showed a 33.3%
overall reduction in crime. Only Elwood
is lower than Wilmington in all Will County communities.
DISCUSSION: MANS
Unit Report
ACTION: Master Sergeant Rich Wilk gave an overview of the MANS Unit. He and
Officer Boyle went over the Wilmington area statistics. Because the MANS Unit is active in this area
it gives the police a mode where the Unit can follow through on local drug
arrests by being able to pursue the line of connections in other
jurisdictions. Wilk stated that the
usual time span of an officer in the MANS Unit is three years but can go as
long as seven years. Once a police
officer serves his/her term then the Unit will ask for another officer to take
their place. Wilk stated that Boyle is
doing a great job. Wilk also does grant required presentations. The Committee would like to see Wilk give a
local presentation and will have staff contact him to set up a presentation
date.
The Committee stated that if the City makes a long term commitment to the MANS Unit then it will have to look into hiring another police officer to cover for the MANS Unit officer’s time.
DISCUSSION: Adjournment
ACTION: Alderman Gilmour made a motion and Alderman Mietzner seconded to adjourn at 6:35 p.m. All yes. Motion passed.