Minutes - 11/25/2013 - Board of Trustees o_F:ogKB MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 25, 2013 SPECIAL MEETING OF
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I. CALL TO ORDER
The Special Meeting of the Village Board of Trustees and Fire Chief Selection Committee
was called to order by President Lalmalani in the Samuel E. Dean Board Room of the
Butler Government Center at 5:07 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was given.
2. ROLL CALL
Village Clerk Charlotte Pruss called the roll with the following persons
PRESENT: President Gopal Lalmalani, Trustees John Baar, Michael Manzo, and Mark
Moy
ABSENT: Trustees Gerald Wolin and Asif Yusuf
IN ATTENDANCE: David Niemeyer, Village Manager; Cathy Giangrasse, Fire Chief
Selection Committee; Tom Mullins, Fire Chief Selection Committee; and
Kate Andris, Human Resources Coordinator.
3. FIRE CHIEF SELECTION
President Lalmalani thanked Trustees, Cathy Giangrasse, and Tom Mullins for serving on
the Fire Chief Selection Committee. He gave a brief description of the committee's role
during the selection process.
Trustee Manzo thanked the Committee members for volunteering and stated that the
Committees responsibilities will be to set the parameters of the selection process.
Discussion ensued regarding parameters, such as experience, education, leadership
qualities, and other important characteristics that must be considered.
The Board members and the Committee also discussed the proposed timeline and set some
target dates for the selection process, the position announcement that has already been
posted in several printed publications and online sites, the Fire Chief job description, and
the position profile. Village staff was asked to put together a matrix based on criteria
selected by the Committee. The Committee decided that resumes will be accepted until
December 31, 2013 and that a psychological examination should be included as part of the
screening process. The Committee also clarified the definition of senior management
level, whether or not the candidate should have paramedic experience, and the process for
interviewing internal candidates.
The next meeting of the Fire Chief Selection Committee was set for Monday, January 13,
2014 at 6:00 pm.
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4. ADJOURN TO CLOSE WETTING PURUANT TO SECTION 2C(1) AND 2C(3) OF
THE ILLINOIS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, RESPECTIVELY
The Village Board did not adjourn to close meeting.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Trustee Baar, seconded by Trustee Moy, to adjourn the Special Meeting of the
Board of Trustees and Fire Chief Selection Committee at 6:23 pm. VOICE VOTE:
Motion carried.
ATTEST:
/s/Charlotte K. Pruss
Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk
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