MECHANICAL COMMITTEE
OF CANTON CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010-07-27
Donald E. Edwards Way
Historic Depot 50 N. 4th Avenue Canton Il 61520
Those in attendance:
Aldermen Jim Hartford, Craig West, Eric Schenck, Larry Sarff, Gerald Ellis.
Staff in attendance: Mayor Kevin Meade, Deputy City Clerk Diana Tucker, City Treasurer Aaron Anderson, City Attorney Chrissie Peterson, City Administrator Jim Snider, Police Chief Dan Taylor, Fire Chief Bonnie Cremer, Keith Plavec, Joe Ginger
Others in the audience:
Media in attendance: Daily Ledger John Froehling, WBYS Radio Mark Bixler, and Fulton County Democrat Stacey Creasy, and Journal Star Kevin Sampier.
Mayor Meade called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Public Safety & Traffic
Alderman Jim Hartford, Chairman
Police Report
Chief Dan Taylor distributed the following report:
Telecommunications/Patrol Division:
During the month of June 2010, your police Department responded to 1212 requests for police assistance. This figure does not include the multitude of informational requests received by telephone or walk-in citizens. Three hundred fifty seven calls were on view officer initiated calls.
The following is a three-year comparison for police assistance:
2010 -1212
2009 -1187
2008 -1242
Written Reports:
Your police department generated 221 original reports, with approximately 35 supplementary reports for a total of 256 written reports. Such reports are required for prosecution, etc.
The following is a three-year comparison of report writing:
2010 – 256
2009 - 273
2008 - 208
Criminal Arrests:
Your police department arrested 96 persons for violations other than routine traffic arrests.
The following is a three-year comparison of criminal arrests:
2010 - 96
2009 - 99
2008 - 68
Charges Include:
5 Battery, 1 Aggravated Assault, 1 Aggravated Battery, 0 Assault, 3 Burglary,
0 Theft Over, 4TheftUnder, 1 Forgery, 0 Criminal Trespasses to Property, 0 Criminal Trespass to a Vehicle, 0 Criminal Trespass to Residence, 2 Criminal Damage to Property, 12 Possession of Cannabis over 30 grams, 0 Possession of Cannabis under 30 grams,
7 Retail Theft, 0 Illegal Sales of Tobacco to Minor, 14 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
0 Delivery Cannabis > 30 gm, 1 Delivery Controlled Substance, 6 Illegal Consumption by a Minor, 0 Fleeing or Eluding Police Officer, 6 Disorderly Conduct, 3 Possession of Controlled Substance, 2 Resisting Police Officer, 1 Unlawful Visitation Interference,
1 Violation of Order of Protection, 37 Warrant Arrests
Traffic Violations:
Your police department initiated the following enforcement activity:
Traffic Citations - 78
Accident Related Citations - 13
Parking Citations - 19
Mechanical Def. Citations - 02
Written Warnings - 37
Verbal Warnings - 25
Ordinance Violations - 22
Nuisance Abate. Violations - 73
Nuisance Compliance - 71
The following is a three-year comparison of enforcement activity:
2010 2009 2008
Traffic Citations 78 99 119
Parking Citations 19 12 14
Written Warnings 37 59 16
Verbal Warnings 25 87 61
Ordinance Violations 22 35 16
Nuisance Abatement 73 74 00
Nuisance Compliance 71 52 00
Traffic Accidents:
Your police department investigated 36 traffic accidents classified as follows:
Fatal - 00
Injury - 02
Property Damage - 00
Hit and Run - 09
Pedestrian Involved - 00
Alcohol Related - 02
Speed Related - 01
Intersection Related - 23
Traffic Accidents
The following is a three-year comparison of traffic accidents:
2010 - 36
2009 - 54
2008 - 46
Detective Division:
Your Detective Report for the month is attached for your inspection. Your Police Detectives were called out 8 hours beyond their normal work hours this month. The Detectives spent 14 hours outside our city and 7 hours in court. A majority of the Detectives time has been spent on investigations, working leads, drug cases and doing follow ups.
Prevention Activity:
Your K-9 monthly report is attached for your inspection.
Your Training monthly report is attached for your inspection.
Code Enforcement:
Your Code Enforcement Officer’s monthly report concerning health, animal and abandoned vehicle complaints are attached for your inspection.
Monies Generated:
Your police department received the following monies for the month and transferred these to the City Treasurer.
Circuit Clerk (fines) $4,672.02
Drug (fines) $
DUI (fines) $ 59.00
Vehicle Fund $ 248.00
Copies/Confirmations $ 130.00
Parking Ticket $ 200.00
Bartender Fingerprints $ 10.00
Bartender Background Permits $ 40.00
Bar Renewal $
Bar Background $
EMD Train. Reimbursement $
ETSB Training Reimbursement $
FCSAO Restitution $
Officer Subpoena $
Record Subpoena $
Finger Print $ 30.00
Sex Offender Registration $
Forfeited Funds $
Other Agency I. D. ’s $
Fulton County States Attorney $
Taxi Cab Permit $
Taxi Cab Renewal $
Notary $ 3.00
Freedom of Information $
Refund Check $
Copy of Employees Files $
Snow Removal $______
Monthly Total $5,392.02
Fiscal Year to Date Total $12,735.76
Fiscal Budget:
Through the last month, your police department has used approximately 14.3% of its budget.
YTD Actual Budgeted % Used
Personnel $359,891 $2,508,585 14.3 %
Contractual $14,415 $125,976 11.4 %
Commodities $11,412 $104,859 10.8 %
Capital-Vehicles $19,510 $34,400 56.7 %
Personnel:
Your police department staff took 1009.5 hours off their duty time this month 159 hours or 16 % minimum shift overtime was required to fill vacancies resulting from benefit time used or training.
Vacation (73 days) 583 hrs Mini Shift Overtime 159 hrs
Personal (17 days & 3 hrs) 139 hrs Regular Overtime 56.25 hrs
Sick (10 days & 3 hrs) 83 hrs Court Time 24 hrs
Stress (16 days) 128 hrs Comp-Time Earned 69.25 hrs
Comp-Time Used 60.5 hrs Training 10 hrs Disability 16 hrs Training Paid hrs
Bereavement hrs
8 hours or $307.76 of the above Overtime has been reimbursed through ILEAS for backfill overtime.
Respectfully submitted,
Chief W. Daniel Taylor
Motion and second was made by Alderman ______/______to send the report to Council for Approval.
The motion carried by voice vote and was unanimous.
Fire Report
Public Safety Director Mike Elam distributed the following report:
CANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Monthly Report
June 2010
June June June 1 year
2010 2009 2008 Change
FIRE ALARMS 45 45 62 0.0 %
EMS ALARMS 105 98 94 + 7.1 %
TOTALS 150 143 156 + 4.9 %
During the month of June, fire personnel responded to two structure fires. The first fire, located at 501 North 11th Avenue, showed smoke in the attic upon arrival of fire personnel. The rafters were burning under the cellulose insulation. It was determined that the fire had started from bad wiring from a ceiling fan in the bedroom. The meter was pulled by AmerenCIPS. Estimated damage was set at $500.00.
Fire personnel responded to a report of an attic fire which had been extinguished by the occupants of 1125 East Elm Street. Fire personnel checked the area in the attic and found moderate smoke and smoldering insulation. Fire personnel found a wire running to a junction box which had shorted out and burned the insulation. The insulation was removed to check for any further hazards. Fire personnel informed the occupants that the power could not be turned back on until an electrician had checked the wiring. The building was checked again before fire personnel left the residence. The estimated damage was set at $2,000.00.
As can be seen by the above figures, fire alarms remained the same while EMS alarms increased by 7.1% compared to our responses in June 2009. This resulted in an overall increase of 4.9% for responses compared to last year. There were four simultaneous alarms during the month of June. An analysis of the NFPA 1710 Response Time Compliance Report shows that 115 (76.7%) of our alarms required compliance. As you recall, NFPA 1710 requires that we arrive at the scene of an emergency alarm within five (5) minutes of being dispatched 90% of the time. Of the 115 responses requiring compliance, we were in compliance on 91 or 79.13% the alarms. 35 (23.4%) of the alarms did not require compliance. These are generally service calls or calls that are later determined compliance was not required. Such instances would be an EMS alarm that only required lifting assistance. The following is a summary report of the calls for the month.
Incident Type / Number of Calls / Percentage of All CallsFires (building, vehicle, out-
side rubbish) / 1 / .66%
Overpressure Rupture,
Explosion, Overheat (no fire)
(fireworks explosion,
excessive heat) / 0 / 0.0%
Rescue, EMS calls
(medical, vehicle accident
with injuries, vehicle extrication, vehicle/pedestrian, water search) / 105 / 70.00%
Hazardous Conditions (gas spills, power lines down, overheated motor, light ballast problems) / 7 / 4.66%
Service Calls (smoke or odor removal, assist invalid, unauthorized burning) / 13 / 8.66%
Good Intent Calls (dispatched and cancelled in route, other) / 10 / 6.66%
False Alarms/False Calls
(Malfunction of smoke detectors, CO detectors and alarm systems) / 14 / 9.33%
TOTAL: / 150 / 99.97%
The activity analysis shows that Fire Department personnel spent a total of 22.44 hours or 13.36% of their time at fire scenes, 33.17 hours or 19.72% on service calls and 98.78 hours or 58.75% of their time on medical calls. The above hours and percentages only reflect the actual time on the scene and do not include response time, time spent at the hospital, report writing associated with these calls, standby at fire scenes, or other duties performed by fire personnel during each of their 24 hour shifts.
At the end of June the following amounts have been expended from the fire department budget year for Fiscal Year 2010/2011
Category Amount Expended % of Budget
Personnel Services $ 330,248.64 18.04 %
Contractual Services $ 6,311.10 7.12 %
Commodities $ 4,638.33 8.62 %
Capital $ 0.00 0.00 %
TOTAL $ 341,198.07 17.30 %
*This includes the payoff of Bonnie Cremer in the amount of $29,904.22
The department has received, from January 1st through May 31st, a total of $21,445.52 in income generated from the following sources: report copies, porta-count fees, reimbursement for Macomb TRT validation expenses ($5,355.51), payment for hazardous materials response on April 28, 2010 ($1,092.57), refund/rebates, SAFER Grant funds, alarm fees, DUI restitution payments, payment of fire prevention permit fees, return of the truck purchase deposit, and grant funds.
TRAINING ACTIVITIES:
The training officer's report reflects eighteen (18) man-hours were spent on training during the month of June. Subjects covered were: hazardous materials and emergency response guide book review.
A total of eight man-hours were needed for administrative duties for: training files, department monthly training, POC monthly training, state training record audit, and monthly report. The report for June is included.
FIRE INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES:
A total of 78.75 man-hours were needed for investigations during the month of June.
The first structure fire was located on North 11th Avenue. Fire personnel found an attic fire at the residence. Burned insulation was found in the attic which was removed and water sprayed on the rafters to extinguish the smoldering wood. Faulty wiring was found to be the cause of the fire. 14.6 man-hours were needed to complete the call.
An attic fire at a residence on East Elm Street was investigated. The occupants had extinguished the fire but fire fighters found smoldering insulation and rafters. The insulation was removed. Fire Fighter Lusk fell through the rafters approximately eight feet to the floor while cleaning out the insulation. He was relieved of duty and sent to Graham Hospital Emergency Room for evaluation. The fire was fully extinguished by fire personnel. Faulty wiring was found to be the cause of the fire. Six man-hours were needed to complete the call.
Seven burning complaints were investigated during the month. All seven were found to be illegal due to burning illegal materials and/or being on a non-burn day. Five were extinguished by the occupants, and two by fire personnel. 1.55 man-hours were needed for the burning complaints.
Fire personnel responded to three carbon monoxide calls during the month. Carbon monoxide was found on two of the calls, caused by a stove being left on a very low setting and a faulty bad hot water heater, while the third was investigated but carbon monoxide was not found. 3.05 man-hours were needed for these incidents.
A malfunctioning roof mounted air conditioner was found to be the cause of freon filling up the inside of a building located on South 5th Avenue. Fire fighters opened the building up and ventilated the area. 3.6 man-hours were needed to complete the call.
Canton personnel responded to thirteen automatic alarms during the month. Two were caused by a bad card in the alarm; one was caused by water getting into the pull station; one caused by phone company repairmen; one caused by a faulty duct detector; two caused by burned food; no problem was found at two locations; and three were found to be caused by detector malfunctions. A sprinkler alarm was investigated where personnel found the water flow test valve had malfunctioned causing the alarm to activate. A report of an activated smoke detector was investigated where heavy smoke was found in two rooms but no cause was found, no other problems were found and the system was reset. 11.47 man-hours were needed for these calls.
34.25 on duty man-hours and eight off-duty man-hours were needed for writing/review reports, conducting interviews and other administrative duties. The report for June is attached.
EMS ACTIVITIES:
EMS training required thirty (30) man-hours during the month of June. The June report is attached for your review.
DIVE TEAM:
Dive team training was not conducted during the month. One man-hour was needed for administrative duties. The June report is attached.
CODE ENFORCEMENT:
A total of 43.5 man-hours were needed for inspection activities in June. One man-hour was used to conduct one inspection on a residential complaint. 42.5 man-hours were spent on administrative activities for inspections. This included researching codes, reviewing plans and mailing/recording notices and permits.
FIRE PREVENTION:
A total of twelve man-hours were needed for fire prevention activities during the month of June for the following activities:
One-half man-hour was used to conduct a fire prevention talk to the members of the Longview Apartment Social group.
Three and three-quarter man-hours were used to conduct fire house tours for the Lambs of God daycare classes and a grandmother and her grandson.