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SPECIAL MEETING October 30, 2025
CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
5 CHAIRMAN POWERS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 1:07 P.M. AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONFERENCE ROOM
Roll Call: James Powers, Chairman
William Knee, Commissioner
Maria McCarthy, Commissioner
Staff Present: Michael Eterno, Police Chief
Joseph Kanupke, Deputy Police Chief
Thomas Wang, Fire Chief
Joseph Vena, Deputy Fire Chief
Lisa Schillinger, Executive Assistant
5.1 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.
FD Candidate Garcia was not recommended due to psychological examination and polygraph examination. The Board
concurred.
5.2 SPECIAL MEETING CLOSED SESSION MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 — Commissioner Knee made a
motion to approve the Special Meeting Closed Session Minutes of September 22, 2025 and Commissioner
McCarthy seconded the motion. Motion Unanimously Approved
5.3 SPECIAL MEETING CLOSED SESSION MINUTES OF OCTOBER 6, 2025 — Commissioner Knee made a
motion to approve the Special Meeting Closed Session Minutes of October 6, 2025 and Commissioner
McCarthy seconded the motion. Motion Unanimously Approved
5.4 DISCUSSION OF POLICE OFFICER AND FIRE CANDIDATE(S) IN THE HIRING PROCESS
FD Candidate Garcia was not recommended due to psychological examination and polygraph examination. The
Board concurred.
5.5 CONDUCT POLICE DEPARTMENT ORAL INTERVIEWS
Police Department oral interviews were conducted as scheduled (schedule attached).
The Board recessed for dinner at 5:55 pm and returned to Closed Session at 6:47 pm.
After the last candidate was interviewed, a discussion was held regarding the candidates.
With no further business, Chairman Powers asked for a motion to return to open session.
Commissioner McCarthy made a motion to return to Open Session and Commissioner Knee seconded the
motion.
Motion Unanimously Approved
The Board returned to Open Session at 8:27 pm.
Minutes transcribed by Lisa Schillinger, BOFPC Secretary
BOFPC CLOSED SESSION Special Meeting Minutes 10/30/2025