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meeting tonight uh to bring aboard Jeff
Ranken here in front and Nicholas
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Wallace behind uh as our two newest
officers to the Swally Police
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Department. We have a bunch of family
with us today on Jeff's side. So, don't
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hold it against Nick. He's got family.
They just couldn't get here
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unfortunately. So, um
>> Nick will be your family today.
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» Absolutely.
>> Uh for officer Wallace here is married
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to Maria. They have a son and a
daughter. He's from Iowa. The town is
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» Bere
um he joined the military. He has a
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bachelor's degree from American military
university. Uh he was in the air force
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from 2015 and just separating as we
speak where he was in uh he finished as
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a staff sergeant and a patrol officer.
So he has military law enforcement
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experience and allows him to come on
board as a lateral officer with some
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stipulations that we'll take care of. Um
Jeff Rankin's coming on board as an
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officer. his wife Sarah is here and the
rest of his crew. Um just from Went to
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Ofall High School and uh went and got a
bachelor's in criminal justice from SAU
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Eversville. Uh he got out of the
military last year and then as he was
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trying to test and get on board for a
police job, he worked with security and
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asset protection. Um but he was in the
Air Force from 2020 to 2024 and he was a
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weapons simulation technician. So, uh,
Jeff, uh, the reason we had to do this
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early is Jeff has to go to the police
academy starting on Sunday night, uh,
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where he'll spend 16 weeks, uh, getting
his full training and then, like I said,
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uh, Nicholas will go through a
transition academy, which is a expedited
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version of that. So, uh, that's why we
had to be here today and I appreciate
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you guys uh, doing that for us. So, if
you guys can step up, the mayor will
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read you your oath of office
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and I promise to make it easy. Unlike
our former mayo over here one time.
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» Wow.
>> Ran about threequarters of it.
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» Okay. Raise your right hand, please. I
And state your names.
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» I rank
>> having been appointed as a probationary
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police.
>> Having been appointed probationary
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police
>> officer with the village of Swansea
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Police Department.
>> Officer with the village of Swansy
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Police Department.
>> Located in the county of St. Clair.
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» Located in the county of St. Clair. do
solemnly swear
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» do solemnly swear
>> that I will support
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» that I will support
>> the Constitution of the United States
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» the
>> Constitution of the United States
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» and the Constitution
>> and the Constitution
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» of the State of Illinois
>> of the state of Illinois
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» and I will faithfully
>> and I will faithfully
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» discharge the duties
>> discharge the duties
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» as a probationary police officer
>> as a probationary police officer
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» to the best of my ability
>> to the best of my ability.
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» Congratulations officer
[Applause]
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We present the two newest officers and
part of a great family and uh we're
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proud and happy to have you.
>> I'd like to thank our two commissioners
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that showed up tonight, Mr. Leopold and
Mr. Eversman.
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» Thank you gentlemen for showing tonight
for this. We appreciate it. Uh we are
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going to journ over to the police
department if you want to join us. uh we
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have cake, but then if you want to see
their new office and uh where they'll be
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working for the next 20 to 30 years, uh
we would love to have you over and and
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show off our police form because it's
been renovated over the years and it's
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really good. So
>> that concludes our swearing in.
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» Thank you. Thank you, Chief.
>> That's the rest of
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» the real office will be a squad core.
>> You guys,
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» congratulations. Welcome. You got it.
>> Thank you so much.
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» Congratulations.
>> Excited to have you guys.
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» Congratulations.
>> Way to you.
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» Congratulations.
>> Welcome to
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Congratulations.
[Music]
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» We got all the equipment. No, I don't
because
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[Music]
>> are you coming?
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» You're gonna go get cake, aren't you?
>> That's That's the best part.
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[Music]
>> We still got to go through the rest of
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the agenda, which is nothing.
>> I was going to say there's crap. I
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» stop the recorder thinking we were done.
>> In that case, I guess it back on here.
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» I got close committee.
I forgot we were done.
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» I'll make a motion to forward it to the
board.
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» Talking about
>> this is a committee meeting.
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» This is a committee meeting.
>> Yeah.
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» Yeah.
>> He's he's doing the recommendation.
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» Yeah.
>> The forward to board for approval.
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» Second.
>> I'll second.
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» I second.
>> No, I just want to make sure you were
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with us. Okay. All in favor?
>> Opposed? Closing out a personnel
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committee at 5:08 p.m. please.
>> All right. Anything for finance?
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» Anything for judiciary?
>> Not at this time.
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» Community and economic development.
>> Public safety.
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» Public works.
>> Cultural committee.
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» Quantity report.
>> No sir.
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» Entertain a motion to turn.
>> So moved.
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Motion and a second. All in favor?
>> I I have it. We are ajourned.
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» Technically, we have to have a board
meeting.
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» Yeah.
>> Thank you.
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» Thanks.
>> Thank you, sir.
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» Anytime, chief.
>> All right. I can go take care of the
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» Yeah, go. Thank you.
>> Congrats.
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» Barry, you going to get cake?
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Thanks. Thank you.
>> Well, we are we're not on TV no more.
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So,
>> yeah, we are.
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» We are. We have to do a board meeting.
>> Board meeting.
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» We do.
>> Yeah.
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» We just forwarded it to the board.
>> Oh, I'm my bad. Okay.
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» I need to put this back on.
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» We're still We're still going.
>> Mhm. Yeah. We have to do a board meeting
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now.
>> Okay.
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» That was just the committee meeting,
>> right? All right, I'll call uh board
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meeting to order.
>> Present present.
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» Lantern present.
>> Chiblonsky present.
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» Lewis present.
>> We have a quorum.
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» Personnel Natalie.
>> U I've got two things uh for us, mayor.
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I have one is the motion to approve the
swearing in of probationary officer
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Nicholas Wallace and the swearing in for
probationary police officer Jeffrey
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Ranken. Uh I would like to entertain a
motion uh to keep those two together.
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That's okay with you, sir.
>> That's fine.
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» Excellent. Then I'd like to make a
motion that we approve the swearing in
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of both of those officers.
>> Trusty second.
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» We have a motion and a second. Question
on the motion. Roll call, please.
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Trusty Lewis.
>> I.
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» Trusty Jablonsky. I
>> Trusty Lanter I.
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» Trusty Pot I.
>> Trusty Magguire I.
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» Motion carries.
>> I'll make a motion to close the board
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meeting.
>> Second.
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» Have a motion second to close the board
meeting. Questions? All in favor? I
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» opposed. Eyes have it. We are closed.