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New Business Chief Viles advised the Commissioners of the Statistics for September 2008 and they are as follows: 266 Incident Reports 118.75 Overtime Hours 145 Arrest Reports 22,148 Miles Driven lot Traffic Citations 156 Training Hours 163 Written Warnings 17 Property Damage Accidents 5 Personal Injury Accidents Commissioners Berwick and Kays had questions regarding the type of training that occurred during the month of September. Chief Vilcs explained in depth the training in question to the Commissioners. Chief Viles advised the Commissioners of a new program, A Child Is Missing Alert, which is in connection with the Amber Alert program that is currently in use by law enforcement agencies statewide. Chief Viles advised that a Child Is Missing alert is activated often before the Amber Alert (stranger abductions of children) in that ACIM assists in ALL missing cases, such as children that are abducted, lost, wander-offs, or run-aways, in addition to elderly (often with Alzheimer's) and mentally challenged, college students or disabled individuals. Chief Viles stated that ACIM places t,000 phone calls in sixty seconds to assist in locating the missing person. Chief Viles stated that Chief Carroll with Brownsburg has invited our department to participate in their training on Monday, November 24, 2008. Chief Viles advised that he made up packets for the Commissioners and Town Attorney as well as a SOP for them to review and approve. Chief Viles stated that the program is free and he invited all three commissioners and the town attorney to the training. Chief Viles advised Town Attorney Tim Currens that he had been approached by one of the Commissioners in reference to the salaries and making recommendations to the Town Board. Chief Vilcs stated that he wanted to make sure that the correct time to ask for an increase is at the Salary Ordinance Meeting with the Town Board. Town Attorney Tim Currcns stated that was correct and that the sooner the increase was asked for the better. Chief Viles asked Town Attorney Tim Currens on the best way to ask for the increase and he stated that he would need to have the Police Commission approve the increase and then have them speak to the Police Department representative from the Town Board about the increase and then ask for the increase at that particular meeting. Commissioner Kays inquired whether there would be an increase in pay or would the department be moving him to another position to raise his pay. Chief Viles stated that currently under the salary ordinance Detective Yarnell is receiving an additional $5oo. Commissioner Kays stated that he thought that additional $5oo was for clothing