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REGULAR MEETING February 3, 2025
OPEN SESSION MINUTES
Phone
(847) 870-5656
1 CHAIRMAN POWERS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:45 PM AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONFERENCE ROOM
2 Roll Call: James Powers, Chairman
Rockne Bork, Commissioner
Mark Busse, Commissioner
William Knee, Commissioner
Maria McCarthy, Commissioner
Staff Present: Michael Eterno, Police Chief
John Dolan, Fire Chief
Thomas Wang, Deputy Fire Chief
Lisa Schillinger, Executive Assistant
3 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD — none
4 FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Fire Chief Dolan updated the Board on the Union special meeting which is scheduled for February 4, 2025 to
ratify the new contract. The department is pleased with the contract negotiations. Once the three-year contract
is ratified, the Village Board will vote to approve it. Chairman Powers asked if the attorneys were involved, and
Chief Dolan stated they were. Additionally, the department welcomed guests, including State Representative
Krishnamoorthi, to Station 11 for a tour. The department has applied for and been selected as a finalist for a
grant. Notification of grant status will be sent by May.
Two Firefighters who are currently in paramedic school will be graduating soon.
5 POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Chief Eterno invited the Board to the State of the Village address on February 20th at 8am. Additionally, the
department has three officers in the academy and graduation is April 24th. The feedback from the Academy is
very positive. The department is currently in a new recruit hiring cycle which began in early January.
The written examination is scheduled for April 5th and there are approximately 140 candidates. The deadline for
pre -applications is March 21st. Due to the positive response, the venue is being changed from the Village Hall
Community Room to accommodate the additional candidates.
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 5:57pm. Motion Unanimously Approved
All Commissioners and Staff present from Open Session were in Closed Session attendance.
6.1 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.
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A motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by Commissioner Busse to return to Open Session
at 6:29pm. Motion Unanimously Approved
The Board returned to Open Session at 6:29pm.
Roll call: Chairman Powers, Commissioner Bork, Commissioner Busse, Commissioner Knee, Commissioner
McCarthy
Also present: Michael Eterno, John Dolan, Thomas Wang and Lisa Schillinger
7 OLD BUSINESS - None
8 NEW BUSINESS
8.1. VOTE ON DETERMINATIONS MADE IN CLOSED SESSION AS TO WHICH FIREFIGHTER
CANDIDATES TO REMOVE FROM CONSIDERATION AND THE HIRING PROCESS
Commissioner Bork made a motion to remove Candidate A, as discussed in the Closed Session, from
consideration and the hiring process and Commissioner McCarthy seconded the motion.
Motion Unanimously Approved
*The next regular meeting was moved from March 31 to March 101 at 5pm due to Stanard and
Associates attending to discuss police interview questions with the Board.
9 ADJOURNMENT - With no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by
Commissioner McCarthy to adjourn the meeting at 6:32pm. Motion Unanimously Approved
Minutes transcribed by Lisa Schillinger, BOFPC Secretary.
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