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MINUTES
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
Police Advisory Commission
6:00 PM, Thursday, October 12, 2017
Fire Department, Station #2
1955 Clarence Street
A. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Commission was held at Fire Station #2 and was called to order at 6:08 PM by
Police Chief/Public Safety Director Scott Nadeau.
B. ROLL CALL
Commissioners
Sylvia Neblett Commissioner Present
Sarah Lilja Commissioner Present
Kay Hatlestad Commissioner Absent
Mary Schoenborn Commissioner Present
Melissa Sonnek Commissioner Present
Anne Bryson Commissioner Present
Carol Fogarty Commissioner Present
Steve Langdon Commissioner Present
Carey Hall Commissioner Present
Staff Members
Scott Nadeau Police Chief/Staff Liaison Present
Dave Kvam Police Commander/Staff Liaison Present
Brian Bierdeman Police Sergeant/Staff Liaison Present
Bill Sypniewski Police Officer/Staff Liaison Present
Derek Fritze Police Officer/Staff Liaison Present
Cassie Fisher Police Crime Analyst/Tech. Assistant Present
Melinda Coleman City Manager Present
Bryan Smith Councilmember/Staff Liaison Absent
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chief Nadeau moved to approve the agenda as submitted.
No amendments recommended. Ayes - All
The motion passed.
D. INTRODUCTIONS
Introductions by members.
E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Chair and Co-Chair Selection
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Anne Bryson volunteered for the position of Chair, and Carey Hall volunteered for the position of
Co-Chair. No othervolunteers ornominations Bryson and Hallappointedto the positions.
2. Meeting Schedule
A light meal will be provided at future meetings.
The commission will meet on the third Thursday of the first month of every quarter. For 2018 this
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will be January 18, April 19, July 19, & October 18 at 6:00 8:00 PM. The location could
change from time to time, but Fire Station #2 will be the primary place.
3. Purpose of Police Advisory Commission
A handout concerning Open Meeting Law was distributed and briefly discussed.
Per the Resolution, certain data is to be reported to the commission. The department will look to
the commission for their thoughts and input on activities and issues involving the police
department.
4. Input into 2018 Police Department Training
a. Mandated Training
i. One (1) day of POST-mandated firearms qualification. There are also 4-6
days throughout the year of department-mandated in-service training.
ii. In addition to the above core training, additional POST-mandated training is
forthcoming requiring that over a 3 year period, an officer receives 16 hours
of training in various topics.
iii. The departments 2018 training plan is currently being created. There is a
push for department-mandated training: 40 hour course in CIT, Emergency
Medical Training, Pursuit Intervention Tactics, Community Policing, and
Problem Oriented Policing.
b. Optional Training
i. Position-specific training is being identified.
ii. Force-on-force training already occurs 2x a year.
iii. Data is and will continue to be used to identify trends and adjust training
accordingly.
iv. Hands-on, force-on-force & scenario-based training (trained actors, etc.)
currently takes place, not just classroom learning.
Police Department staff answered questions of the commission.
5. Bias Crime Trends in Maplewood
Commander Kvam presented a short PowerPoint on the matter, and staff answered questions of
the commission.
G. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
None.
H. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
1. Introduction to the Police Department
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Commander Kvam presented a PowerPoint on the organizational structure of the department,
and staff answered questions of the commission.
Identified future meeting topics: use of force; search and seizure; investigations; and other topics
of interest; Department Strategic Plan for 2018; first Training Plan for 2018; department
demographics (handout); and a short explanation on recruiting efforts and hiring practices.
Roundtable of any topics commissioners would like to see at future meetings:
Steve: How does the department handle protests?
Anne: How does the department plan to diversify its workforce? Chief Nadeau briefly
addressed this and said it would be a good future topic.
Carey: Organizational health: how does the department make sure that employees remain
invested in the programs and their job? Chief Nadeau briefly addressed this;
to name a few one-on-one meetings, surveys, and reliance on first-line
supervisors keeping their finger on the pulse.
Identified topics for next time:
i. Departments Strategic Plan for 2018
ii. Departments Training Plan for 2018
iii. Departments demographics (a handout)
iv. Short explanation on recruiting efforts / hiring practices
v. Departments first data report
I. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Neblett adjourned the meeting at 8:19 PM.
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