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Village of Mount Prospect
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911 E. Kensington Road Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056
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BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MEETING December 04, 2023
OPEN SESSION MINUTES
1CHAIRMAN POWERS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:48 PM AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONFERENCE ROOM
2 Roll Call: James Powers, Chairman
Mark Busse, Commissioner
Jeanna Claussen, Commissioner
Excused: Rockne Bork, Commissioner
Bill Knee, Commissioner
Staff Present: Michael Eterno, Police Chief
John Dolan, Fire Chief
Lisa Schillinger, Executive Assistant
3APPROVAL OF OPEN SESSION MINUTES
Commissioner Claussen made a motion to approve the Open Session Minutes of November 6, 2023 and
Commissioner Busse seconded the motion. Motion Unanimously Approved
4CITIZENS TO BE HEARD No one in attendance.
5FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Fire Chief Dolan updated the Board on the possible upcoming retirement of Lt. Evans in early 2024. Additionally,
he provided at update to the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District situation. The department plans to hire
three additional firefighters and are planning to apply for a SAFR grant to help offset the cost to the Village. The
department will also begin a testing cycle in the fall of 2024.
6POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Police Chief Eterno briefed the Board on the officer who was out on light duty due to an injury while at the
until the end of December. Additionally, an officer who has been on light duty for a few months is still
progressing.
7CLOSED SESSION CHAIRMAN POWERS ASKED FOR A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION
A motion was made by Commissioner Claussen and seconded by Commissioner Busse to go into Closed
Session at 5:56 PM. Motion Unanimously Approved
All Commissioners and Staff present from Open Session were in Closed Session attendance except EA Lisa
Schillinger who excused herself at 6:02 PM.
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 of November 6, 2023
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7.3.Discussion of police officer candidates
A motion was made by Commissioner Busse and seconded by Commissioner Claussen to return to Open
Session at 6:30 PM. Motion Unanimously Approved
The Board returned to Open Session at 6:30 PM.
Roll call: Chairman Powers, Commissioner Busse, Commissioner Claussen
Also present: Michael Eterno, John Dolan
8 OLD BUSINESS
8.1 RULES AND REGULATIONS
8.1.1 DISCUSSION The Board discussed the previous proposed revisions to the Rules and Regulations
8.1.2 VOTE TO APPROVE REVISIONS TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
A motion was made by Commissioner Claussen and seconded by Commissioner Busse to approve the
previously proposed revisions to the Rules and Regulations. Motion Unanimously Approved
9 NEW BUSINESS
9.1 VOTE ON DETERMINATIONS MADE IN CLOSED SESSION AS TO WHICH POLICE CANDIDATES TO
REMOVE FROM CONSIDERATION AND THE TESTING PROCESS BASED ON THE INITIAL
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
A motion was made by Commissioner Claussen and seconded by Commissioner Busse to remove not
recommended candidates discussed in closed session from consideration.
Motion Unanimously Approved
10 ADJOURNMENT - With no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Busse and seconded by
Commissioner Claussen to adjourn the meeting at 6:36 PM. Motion Unanimously Approved
Minutes transcribed by Lisa Schillinger, BOFPC Secretary.
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