Chatham Fire Department

Chatham, Illinois

Est.  1928

 

CELEBRATING 80 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

 

 

 

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CHATHAM FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Special Meeting

July 24, 2008

 

  • Present were: Trustee Hughes, Trustee Sullian, Chief Schumer, Firefighter’s Gerberding, Bucci, Edie, Bramley, Richard Brockmeyer, Dawn Sanchez, and Commissioner Chuck Bliefnick.

 

  • Meeting was called to order at 1602 hours

 

  • Motion to approve the minutes for July 17, 2008 special meeting was made by Trustee Sullivan and seconded by Trustee Hughes, motion passed:

Hughes yes

Sullivan yes

 

 

  • OLD BUSINESS
    • Chief Schumer discussed the schedule for training the new members. They will go through a shortened rookie class, this class will last three weeks. Firefighters Edie and Gerberding came up with the schedule for orientation and training. All new members will go through the Recruit Academy. All new recruits will work a forty-hour workweek for the first three weeks of employment. This will be an 8 am to 5 pm day, with the exception of some training that will take place away from the station. Motion to move forward with the Recruit Academy made by Trustee Sullivan and seconded by Trustee Hughes, motion passed:

Hughes yes

Sullivan yes

    • Firefighter Gerberding asked the Trustees about Social Securtity deductions from payroll. The attorney is still looking the issue over, if a reimbursement is in order that will have to come from the Social Security Administration and will only go back three years.
    • Office Manager Dawn Sanchez went over what had been calculated on the FLSA issue so far. Motion was made to continue FLSA calculations on the other firemen by Trustee Hughes and was seconded by Trustee Sullivan, motion was passed:

Hughes yes

Sullivan yes

 

  • COMMISSIONERS
    • Next Board of Fire Commissioners will be held July 30, 2008 at 1605 hours

 

  • Board of Trustees went into executive session at 1620 hrs.
  • Board of Trustees came out of executive session at 1712 hrs

 

  • Motion was made by Trustee Hughes to remove Dr. Jay Riseman as the Chatham Fire Department physician and to ask Dr. Michael Sheedy to become the Chatham Fire Department physician, Dr. Sheedy is already the physician in charge of the AHA program and he is located in Chatham. A letter will be sent to Dr. Riseman. The motion was seconded by Trustee Sullivan, motion passed:

Hughes yes

Sullivan yes

 

  • Motion was made by Trustee Sullivan to extend an offer of reemployment to Richard Brockmeyer, motion was seconded by Trustee Hughes, motion passed:

Hughes yes

Sullivan yes

 

  • Board of Trustees went into executive session at 1715 hrs
  • Board of Trustees came out of executive session at 1725 hrs

 

  • Richard Brockmeyer thanked the Board of Trustees for the opportunity to once again work for the Chatham Fire Department and gladly accepted the employment offer.

 

  • The Board of Trustees will accept Richard Brockmeyers uncashed check for sick time and put his time back on the books. Mr. Brockmeyer’s vacation time, personal time, salary, and senority will all continue as if there were no break in service per contract with Local 4490. Motion to have Richard Brockmeyer return to work on August 8, 2008 in a Firefighter/EMT position made by Trustee Sullivan and was seconded by Trustee Hughes, motion passed:

Hughes yes

Sullivan yes

 

  • Motion to adjourn meeting at 1730 hours made by Trustee Sullivan and seconded by Trustee Hughes, motion passed:

Hughes yes

Sullivan yes

 

 

Minutes taken by Dawn Sanchez