07-07-03 PSC MINMINUTES OF THE POLICE COMMISSION MEETING AT HALL
OTSEGO CITY HALL
TUESDAY JULY 7TH, 2003
MEMBERS PRESENT; SANDRA MICHAELSON, TOM CARTER, ALVIN MCCLURE,
TOM KOERWITZ, RUDY THIBODEAU, JANE BARTHELD, KATHIE DAVIS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS STRUTHERS AND WENDELL. OFFICER HOWELL
I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
COMMISSIONER MICHAELSON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER
AT 7:30 PM.
2. CONSIDER 7-7-2003 AGENDA.
COMMISSIONER T 030DEAU MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA, ALVIN MCCLURE
SECOND THE MOTION.
3. APPROVAL OF 6-10-03 MINUTES.
COMMISSIONER CARTER MOTION TO PASS THE MINUTES, AND COMMISSIONER
THIBODEAU SECOND. MOTION PASSED.
4. WORKSHOP
OLD BUSINESS
IT WAS REPORTED TO THE COMMISSION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE
ONLY ONES THAT CAN READ THE SPEEDWAGON DATA, ALSO THE COUNCIL
WILL LOOK INTO FINDING A LESS EXPENSIVE WAY OF READING THE DATA.
NEW BUSINESS
A. SPEEDWAGON
COMMISSIONER THIBODEAU RECOMMENDED THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO PUBLISH
CERTAIN PARTS OF THE DATA.
B. PROCEDURE FOR OPEN FORUM
IT WAS TALKED ABOUT HOW WE COULD BETTER RUN THE OPEN FORUM. RESULTS
WERE AS FOLLOWS;
1.5 MINUTE LIMIT FOR EACH CITIZENS COMPLAINT
2. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
3. INTERACTION BETWEEN CITIZEN AND COMMISSION
AFTER THE 5 MINUTE LIMIT.
C. CITIZEN CONCERN FORM
_ COMMISSIONER THIBODEAU SUGGESTED THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO MAKE OUR
OWN CITIZEN CONCERN FORM WITH A FEEDBACK SECTION ON IT, SO THAT THE
COMMISSION AND POLICE COULD SEE WHERE THE TROUBLE SPOTS WERE AND THE
REPORT BACK WHAT ACTION WE TOOK. RUDY MOTION TO HAVE A FORM OF SUCH MADE
UP AND KATME DAVIS SECOND. MOTION PASSED. COMMISSIONER MCCLURE OFFERED
TO WRITE ONE UP.
D. QUORAM
IT WAS SUGGESTED AND DISCUSSED THAT THE POLICE COMMISSION WOULD
HAVE TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 4 COMMISSIONERS TO HAVE A QUORUM.
COMMISSIONER THIBODEAU MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AND SANDRA
MICHAELSON SECOND THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED 7-0.
E. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
COMM. THIBODEAU MOTIONED TO SET UP A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
WORKSHOP FOR THE OCTOBER MEETING. COMM. BARTHELD SECOND THE MOTION.
5. OPEN FORUM
COUNCIL MEMBER HEIDNER WAS PRESENT TO OBSERVE.
6. ADJOURNMENT
COMM. MCCLURE MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND COMM. CARTER SECOND
THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED INFAMOUSLY.
YOUR SECRETARY,
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