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City of McHenry
Board of Police Commissioners
July 1, 2015
Chairman Rick Huber called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM in the City of McHenry Aldermen’s
Conference Room with the following Commissioner present: Ramon Gregorio. Absent: Commissioner
Mike Roberts. Also present: Chief John Jones, Deputy Chief John Birk, and recording secretary Marci
Geraghty.
Public Input:
None.
Consideration of June 3, 2015 Minutes
Motion by Gregorio, seconded by Huber to approve the minutes from the June 3, 2015 Police
Commission meeting as presented.
Voting Aye: Gregorio, Huber
Voting Nay: None
Abstaining: None
Not Voting: None
Absent: Roberts
Motion carried.
Unfinished Business
a) Police Sergeant Exams
Chief Jones and Deputy Chief Birk presented questions/scenarios for the interview portion of the
sergeants exam. Commissioners are encouraged to develop their own questions and email them to
Deputy Chief Birk so they can be added to the interview summary. Registration period expires July
15th. As of today, 15 officers are registered to take the exam. The written test will be give on
September 12; and the oral interviews portion of the exam will be in October or the first part of
November.
Only Commissioners will participate in the oral interviews and they will not be aware of point
standings at the time of the interviews to ensure the process remains objective. Scoring for the exam
will be apportioned as follows:
40% Results from written exam
45% Results from oral interviews
05% Years of service
10% Chief Points
Chief Jones expressed outside community service and involvement; how the candidate motivates
underlings; and the manner in which they order administration policies they may not agree with are
important factors when evaluating candidates.
b) Additional SRO Position Update
The second School Resource Officer position was approved by the High School D-156 Board of
Education. As a result, Brett Kinney who is ranked in the #1 position on the eligibility list was
offered and accepted a position with the city. He will be sworn-on on July 16th at 8:00 AM. Officer
Kinney is an experienced officer and comes to McHenry from the Village of Huntley. The SRO open
application process will begin July 13th. The SRO will be selected through internal interviews.
c) Personnel Update
Ian Abrahamson #2 on the eligibility list withdrew his name. Next on the list is Tyler Lamz who
recently accepted a position with the Village of Carpentersville.
Chief Jones stated when Officer Gandor’s request for disability pension is settled, an opening will be
available. In anticipation, a reservation has been secured for a candidate to attend the Police
Academy in September.
New Business
None.
Communications
The following bill was presented for payment: I/O Solutions $150
Gregorio made a motion, seconded by Huber to approve bills as presented.
Voting Aye: Gregorio, Huber
Voting Nay: None
Abstaining: None
Not Voting: None
Absent: Roberts
Adjournment
Gregorio made a motion, seconded by Huber to adjourn the meeting.
Voting Aye: Gregorio, Huber
Voting Nay: None
Abstaining: None
Not Voting: None
Absent: Roberts
Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 PM.
Next meeting of the Police Commission is August 5, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
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Marci Geraghty, Recording Secretary