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Board of Public Safety approves consent agenda, conditionally hires police applicant Olivia Cros
Summary
At a Bloomington City Board of Public Safety meeting, members approved the consent agenda, received monthly public-safety reports and voted to extend a conditional offer to police applicant Olivia Cros pending medical, psychological and pension approvals.
The Bloomington City Board of Public Safety approved its consent agenda and moved to conditionally hire police applicant Olivia Cros at its meeting.
The board approved routine items including the minutes of the March 19, 2026 meeting and the listed financial registers by voice vote. Following department reports, the police department representative told the board "we're about a thousand calls down that represents a 5% decrease," noting that traffic stops rose amid a field-training officer cycle while weapons-related crime remained lower than in prior periods. The representative said juvenile referrals increased from five to eight but described that as a small statistical swing.
The report covered training and outreach: 660.5 nuisance-call training hours; 79 officers completing a two-hour mandatory emergency vehicle operations course; 12 officers completing a one-hour emotional-survival training; and 10 officers completing 21 hours of annual in-service training. Social-work contacts were described as steady, with 294 referrals and 528 contacts, including interventions for suicidal ideation and help obtaining medications and housing.
Board members approved a conditional offer of employment for applicant Olivia Cros. The offer is contingent on completion of a physical and psychological examination, a truth-verification test and acceptance by the local and state pension boards. The motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The meeting also included fire/EMS and mobile-integrated-health updates: staff reported a year-to-date 608 calls for service and 558 calls in the month (220 medical runs). Inspectors reported rising commercial inspections and prevention work; smoke-detector installations stood at 34 of a 100 annual goal. Training this month included a multi-casualty-incident drill and hazmat training, and staff highlighted outreach successes, including helping long-term homeless individuals secure housing and clients obtain disability benefits.
The board announced the selection of an internal candidate, Jeff Utemire, as the new fire marshal; he will transition into the role alongside the current marshal. Staff also noted budgeted replacements to convert the remaining station generators (stations four and five) to diesel as part of a multi-year resilience project so fuel can be trucked in during extended outages.
The board adjourned after completing the business on its agenda.
