Illinois Valley Times

City of Ottawa Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met March 21

Here are the minutes provided by the commissioners:

Present:

Kenneth Brown Captain Mike Cheatham

Tim McTaggart Brianne Petersen

Steve Malinsky

Chief Brent Roalson

Ken Brown called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m.

Public Comment

None

Minutes

Moved by Steve Malinsky second by Tim McTaggart, to approve the minutes of the March 19, 2024, meeting as written. All ayes. Motion passed.

Moved by Steve Malinsky, second by Tim McTaggart to approve the minutes of the March 19, 2024, executive session as written. All ayes. Motion passed.

Authorize Police Hiring

The board received a letter from Commissioner Ganiere to hire a police officer to replace Devin Lang. The letter is dated March 18, 2024, and, in the letter, the Commissioner states that Mr. Lang was dismissed by the Department on March 18, 2024.

The board wants to make it clear for the record that the letter was received from Commissioner Ganiere prior to Mr. Lang submitting his resignation letter, which then was accepted at the special meeting held March 19, 2024.

Mr. Lang was not dismissed by the board; the board accepted his resignation letter, which created a vacancy in the Police Department.

Moved by Steve Malinsky, seconded by Ken Brown to make a conditional offer of employment to the next eligible candidates until a candidate has accepted the conditional offer. All ayes. Motion passed.

New Business

None

Old Business

None

Correspondence

None

Next meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

Adjournment

Moved by Steve Malinsky, second by Tim McTaggart, to adjourn at 3:45 p.m. All ayes. Motion passed.

https://cityofottawa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-21-2024-fpc-minutes.pdf