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City of Canton Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met Oct. 10.

Here is the minutes provided by the Commissioners:

A regular meeting of the Canton Fire and Police Commission was held on Tuesday, October10, 2017. The meeting was called to order at 1:04 p.m. by Commissioner Mayall.

Present: Commissioner Chad Mayall, Commissioner Samantha Norton, Commissioner Greg Gossett, Public Safety Director Dick Fairburn, Detective Candi Arnold, Firefighter Keith Deppermann

Public Participation- none

A Motion was made by Commissioner Norton seconded by Commissioner Mayall to accept the minutes of the September 12, 2017 regular meeting. All Ayes, motion carried.

A Motion was made by Commissioner Norton seconded by Commissioner Gossett to accept the September budget. All Ayes, motion carried.

Training certificates: One certificate for the fire department was presented by PS Director Fairburn.

Old Business –

Probationary Employees: The quarterly report for Cody Cheatham was presented and reviewed by the commissioners, and entered into the files.

Bills:

One bill was presented as follows: To the IL Fire and Police Commissioner’s Association, in the amount of $375.00 for the annual dues. A Motion was made by Commissioner Norton seconded by Commissioner Gossett to pay the bill. All Ayes, Motion Carried.

Testing Cycles:

With completion of the PD Initial, there will be no more testing to conduct until 2018.

New Business :

Public Safety Director Fairburn explained to the commission that he was served by the Fire Union with a grievance against the F&P Commission. Because the grievance deals with a decision made by the commission, it is out of Fairburn’s control, so he and Firefighter Deppermann are now re-filing it to the commission. The grievance deals with an issue brought up in previous meetings and discussions in regards to the Fire AC Promotional testing. The commission decided to look at the situation one last time, since they have a new commissioner to the board. They agreed that the timeline for the grievance would be extended to allow time for review of the scoring.

The Commission decided to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing personnel. Firefighter Deppermann left the meeting. Roll Call: Commissioner Mayall – Aye. Commissioner Norton – Aye, Commissioner Gossett – Aye. All Ayes, the Commission entered Executive Session at 1:15 p.m.

At 1:42pm, the Commission returned to Open Session.

Having no other business, a Motion was made by Commissioner Norton seconded by Commissioner Gossett to adjourn the meeting. All Ayes, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 1:42 p.m.

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