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Board of Public Safety: elections, buyback and routine approvals on Jan. 13 agenda
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Elkhart City Board of Public Safety approved the agenda, elected Laisha Black as chair and Tessa Barnes as vice chair, accepted the December 2025 9‑1‑1 month‑end report, authorized a Ford vehicle buyback for $63,728.33, approved merit commission minutes, and adjourned.
The Elkhart City Board of Public Safety handled several routine and administrative matters at its Jan. 13 meeting.
Elections: During roll call the board elected Laisha Black as chair and Tessa Barnes as vice chair by voice vote; both motions passed.
Administrative approvals included acceptance of the Dec. 23, 2025 minutes and approval of police and fire merit commission minutes for Nov. 24 and Dec. 8, 2025. The board accepted the December 2025 month‑end report from 9‑1‑1 staff; Dustin reported 14 dispatchers on the floor, plus leadership, four open dispatcher positions and a training‑coordinator vacancy, with recruitment underway.
Fleet and procurement items on the agenda included authorization to sign an acceptance letter for a Ford vehicle buyback offer not to exceed $63,728.33; the board approved authorization to accept the buyback and sign the letter. The clerk reported there were no bids for one procurement earlier in the meeting (bid #2601 for police interceptor vehicles), though board members later discussed police car ordering and whether bids had come in.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
