MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED BENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUESDAY JUNE 4, 2019 AT 8:30 A.M. IN THE BENTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 1403 SOUTH MAIN STREET BENTON, ILLINOIS.
MAYOR KONDRITZ CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COMMISSIONER G STOREY, COMMISSIONER PERKINS, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ WERE PRESENT FOR ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA WAS ABSENT
ATTORNEY MALKOVICH STATED THAT ON FEBRUARY 11, 2019 THE COUNCIL TABLED A MODIFICATION BETWEEN DISTRICT #47 AND THE CITY OF BENTON. THIS MODIFICATION WOULD CHANGE THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT FROM A PART TIME SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER TO A FULL TIME SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. COMMISSIONER STORY MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MODIFICATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF BENTON AND DISTRICT #47 CONCERNING THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PERKINS. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER PERKINS, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALLOWING THE POLICE AND FIRE MERIT BOARD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE HIRING OF A FULL TIME PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH ASKED FOR A DEFINITION ON “EMERGENCY BASIS”. POLICE CHIEF KYLE MELVIN STATED THAT EMERGENCY BASIS ALLOWS THE MERIT BOARD TO HIRE A CERTIFIED OFFICER INSTEAD OF SENDING SOMEONE TO SCHOOL. CHIEF MELVIN STATED THAT WITH SCHOOL STARTING IN TWO MONTHS, THIS GAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AMPLE TIME TO TRAIN THE NEW HIRE. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER PERKINS, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER PERKINS MADE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER PERKINS, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
TIME 8:45 A.M.
