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Village of Mount Prospect
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SPECIAL MEETING MAY 21, 2026
OPEN SESSION MINUTES
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(847) 870-5656
1 CHAIRMAN POWERS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 1:05 PM AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONFERENCE ROOM
2 Roll Call: James Powers, Chairman
Rockne Bork, Commissioner
Mark Busse, Commissioner
Staff Present: Michael Eterno, Police Chief
Joseph Kanupke, Deputy Police Chief
Lisa Schillinger, Executive Assistant
3 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD — No one in attendance.
4 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 1:05 PM. Motion Unanimously Approved
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.
4.1. Conduct Police Department New Police Officer oral interviews
EA Schillinger was dismissed at 1:07 PM. The Board took a short recess and resumed Closed Session
at 1:17 PM.
The Board conducted oral interviews as scheduled (see attached).
The Board took a break for dinner at 5:02 PM and returned to Closed Session at 5:45 PM.
A motion was made by Commissioner Busse and seconded by Commissioner Bork to return to Open Session
at 9:10 PM. Motion Unanimously Approved
The Board returned to Open Session at 9:10 PM.
Roll call: Chairman Powers, Commissioner Bork, Commissioner Busse,
Also present: Michael Eterno, Joseph Kanupke, Bart Tweedie, Lisa Schillinger
5 OLD BUSINESS - NONE
6 NEW BUSINESS —
6.1 VOTE TO APPROVE POLICE OFFICER ELIGIBILITY LIST INCLUDING REMOVING
CANDIDATES FROM CONSIDERATION BASED ON THE ORAL INTERVIEW AND/OR INITIAL
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
All candidates were discussed in closed session.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by Commissioner Busse to certify the list of 23
candidates (see attached). Motion Unanimously Approved
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10 ADJOURNMENT - With no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by
Commissioner Busse to adjourn the meeting at 9:37 pm. Motion Unanimously Approved
Minutes transcribed by Lisa Schillinger, BOFPC Secretary.
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