HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/28/2025 BOFPC MinutesM.,-P_-777 7 Village of Mount Prospect
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SPECIAL MEETING May 28, 2025
OPEN SESSION MINUTES
Phone
(847) 870-5656
1 CHAIRMAN POWERS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 1:01 PM AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONFERENCE ROOM
2 Roll Call: James Powers, Chairman
Rockne Bork, Commissioner
Mark Busse, Commissioner
William Knee, Commissioner
Staff Present: Michael Eterno, Police Chief
Bart Tweedie, Deputy Police Chief
Lisa Schillinger, Executive Assistant
John Dolan, Fire Chief
3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Open Session minutes of April 14, 2025 — Commissioner Bork made a motion to approve the open
session minutes of April 14, 2025, and Commissioner Busse seconded the motion.
Motion Unanimously Approved
4 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD — No one in attendance.
5 FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Chief Dolan updated the Board regarding completion of the Strategic Planning initiative for the Fire Department.
The department will add three more Firefighter/Paramedic personnel to address the overtime usage.
Renovations to Station 12 are also planned for 2026.
FF/Paramedic Sarah Arnold is on light duty. She donated a kidney to a cousin and is recovering. Additionally,
recently passed Lt. Tim Evans' wife will be filing for on -duty death benefits.
6 POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE
No update
7 CLOSED SESSION —CHAIRMAN POWERS ASKED FOR A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION
A motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by Commissioner Knee to go into Closed Session at
1:09 PM. Motion Unanimously Approved
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. Approve Closed Session minutes of April 14, 2025
7.3. Conduct Police Department interviews
A motion was made by Commissioner Knee and seconded by Commissioner Bork to return to Open Session
at 8:37 pm. Motion Unanimously Approved
The Board returned to Open Session at 8:37 pm.
Roll call: Chairman Powers, Commissioner Bork, Commissioner Knee
Also present: Michael Eterno, Bart Tweedie, Lisa Schillinger
8 OLD BUSINESS - None
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9 NEW BUSINESS —
9.1.VOTE TO APPROVE POLICE OFFICER ELIGIBILITY LIST INCLUDING REMOVING CANDIDATES
FROM CONSIDERATION BASED ON THE ORAL INTERVIEW AND/OR INITIAL BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION
The Board discussed all candidates during the Closed Session.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by Commissioner Knee to approve 17
candidates and remove 4 candidates from consideration to establish the Eligibility List dated May 28',
2025. Motion Unanimously Approved
10 ADJOURNMENT - With no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by
Commissioner Knee to adjourn the meeting at 8:41 pm. Motion Unanimously Approved
Minutes transcribed by Lisa Schillinger, BOFPC Secretary.
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