May 30, 2024 BOPC Vote After Closed Session 2 - Board of Police Commissioners
5:34PM Jun 3, 2024
Speakers:
Commissioner Bernard
Chairperson QuanTez Pressley
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All right, so now the chair calls this meeting back into order. Mr. Brown, Roll call, please.
to first address me here was Tim versus Smith. Commissioner. Mr. Bale present Commissioner burden present. Commissioner more president, Mr. Hernandez
president. All right with that we do indeed have a quorum. Is there a motion? Commissioner Hernandez? Yes, there
is. I'll make a motion to accept the department's request for the board to consider administrative leave without paper with medical benefits for Lieutenant Brandon Cole badge l 280. signed to the Metro Division. All
right, there's been a motion to accept the department's recommendation for administrative leave without people medical benefits. Lieutenant brandy Coleman, is there a second? Second? Second. It's been properly moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing the discussion? Commissioner Bernard.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for recognizing me. The discussion is simply that we've heard from
just to remind you,
from the department, we've heard from the officer, and we've heard obviously, from the union. And we have the memorandum before us. That reflects comments about what Thank you. And I, I disagree with the position of my colleagues. And totally, this is not a major incident of any kind as was, as has been pointed out to us. So therefore, I can't support. I personally cannot support that recommendation of taking the salary of a 25 year veteran of the department. So we thought about that, for good, could be viewed as free speech issues. So I just wanted to make that.
Excuse me, Max it the public restrict their comments. With that. Let the record reflect that Commissioner Woods has joined us. Is there any further discussion? hearing no further discussion? Again, the motion before this body is to accept the department's recommendation for administrative leave without paper with medical benefits from Brandon Cole, who did all those. It's a roll call vote. That was going to happen anyway. So with that, Mr. Brown roll call vote. Chairperson? Yes. Both to verza? Smith. No. Commissioner Bernard. No. Commissioner Bell? Yes. Commissioner burden? Yes. Mr. Commissioner Moore? Yes. Mr. Hernandez? Yes. Commissioner woods. Yes. And six yes votes and two no votes. That motion passes. The chair entertains motion for Chairman from what was their second? Probably Second. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed? No. The eyes have the meeting is adjourned. Thank you so very much for your patience. Thank you.