HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/20/2023 BOFPC Minutes
Approved 05/01/2023
Village of Mount Prospect
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911 E. Kensington Road Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056
(847) 870-5656
BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING March 20, 2023
OPEN SESSION MINUTES
1 CHAIRMAN POWERS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:48 PM AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONFERENCE ROOM
2 Roll Call: James Powers, Chairman
Rockne Bork, Commissioner
Mark Busse, Commissioner
Jeanna Claussen, Commissioner
Absent: William Knee, Commissioner
Staff Present: Michael Eterno, Police Chief
Timothy Griffin, Deputy Police Chief
Thomas Wang, Deputy Fire Chief
Heidi Neu, Director of Human Resources
Lisa Schillinger, BOFPC Secretary/Executive Assistant
3 APPROVAL OF OPEN SESSION MINUTES
Commissioner Bork made a motion to approve the Open Session Minutes of March 6, 2023 and Commissioner
Busse seconded the motion.
Motion Unanimously Approved
4 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD – No one in attendance.
5 FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Deputy Chief Wang updated the Board on FF Campos, who is currently in the Fire Academy. DC attended
Chief’s day at the Academy and was informed that she was doing very well and has been nominated Squad
Officer.
6 POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Chief Eterno updated the Board on new Officers Hansen, Golaris and Lopez who are doing well at the Academy
and will be graduating April 27th.
The Fire and Police Departments are partnering together again for a First Responder Academy for Teens and
a total of 17 participants have registered and it will begin on April 6th.
Chief Eterno will be going before the Village Board tomorrow evening to ask for an additional 2 officers for 2023.
Commissioner Bork asked what the current headcount is and Chief Eterno responded 88.
6 CLOSED SESSION – CHAIRMAN POWERS ASKED FOR A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION
A motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by Commissioner Busse to go into Closed Session
at 5:51 pm.
Motion Unanimously Approved
All Commissioners and Staff present from Open Session were in Closed Session attendance.
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7.1. Personnel 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) -The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or
dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an
employee of the public body for the public body to determine its validity.
7.2.Approval of closed session minutes
7.2.a. Closed Session minutes of March 6, 2023
7.3. Discussion of Police Department candidate
7.4. Discussion of Police Department Sergeants Promotional Process
A motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by Commissioner Claussen to return to Open
Session at 6:38 pm.
Motion Unanimously Approved
The Board returned to Open Session at 6:38 pm.
Roll call: Chairman Powers, Commissioner Bork, Commissioner Busse, Commissioner Claussen
Also present: Michael Eterno, Timothy Griffin, Thomas Wang, Heidi Neu, Lisa Schillinger
8 OLD BUSINESS –
8.1 Discussion of possible changes to Rules and Regulations – Discussion was tabled until the May meeting.
In addition, it was proposed and agreed upon to cancel the April meeting.
9 NEW BUSINESS – VOTE TO REMOVE A POLICE CANDIDATE FROM THE ELIGIBILITY LIST DUE TO NO
RESPONSE TO ATTEND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, POLYGRAPH AND BACKGROUND
EXAMINATIONS
A motion was made by Commissioner Claussen to remove Matthew Tolmie from the Eligibility list due to no
response to proceed through testing and Commissioner Bork seconded the motion.
Motion Unanimously Approved
10 ADJOURNMENT - With no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Busse and seconded by
Commissioner Bork to adjourn the meeting at 6:41 pm.
Motion Unanimously Approved
Minutes transcribed by Lisa Schillinger, BOFPC Secretary.
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