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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/14/2026 BOFPC MinutesApproved 11/2/2026 M., P—,.777 7 Village of Mount Prospect 1•}� 911 E. Kensington Road Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 j BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 OPEN SESSION MINUTES Phone (847) 870-5656 1 CHAIRMAN POWERS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:46 PM AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM 2 Roll Call: James Powers, Chairman Rockne Bork, Commissioner Mark Busse, Commissioner Maria McCarthy, Commissioner Not Present: William Knee, Commissioner Staff Present: Michael Eterno, Police Chief Joseph Vena, Deputy Fire Chief Lisa Schillinger, Executive Assistant 3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.1 Regular meeting minutes of August 3, 2026 Commissioner Busse made a motion to approve the minutes of August 3, 2026, and Commissioner Bork seconded the motion. Motion Unanimously Approved 4 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD — No one in attendance. 5 FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE — Deputy Chief Vena updated the Board on the following: ✓ Rescue 13 is almost ready for service and will be repurposed for a fire investigations vehicle with medical equipment. It is a multi -use vehicle which can go ahead of ambulance and trucks, but can't transport patients. ✓ The FD showcase on September 12th at Randhurst was a success and well attended event 6 POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE — Chief Eterno updated the Board on the following: ✓ Swore in 5 new officers, 1 lateral and 4 new recruits ✓ Officers Frenette and Podczerwinski are in Field Training after their August academy graduation ✓ The village hosted a 9/11 celebration which was well received and well attended ✓ Quinquennial anniversaries for the following officers: 20 years — Davis, Cornejo, Gliner, Filipek, Taylor. 25 years — DC Kanupke. Recipients will be honored at the next village board meeting. ✓ Traffic unit is up and running with Officer Heiser, who is the first member of the unit. Two more officers will join the unit in early 2027. ✓ Citizens Police Academy begins tonight and will proceed for 11 weeks. 14 residents are enrolled. ✓ Sergeant Lietzow completed his 12-month Sergeant probationary period and is doing well very 7 CLOSED SESSION —CHAIRMAN POWERS ASKED FOR A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION A motion was made by Commissioner McCarthy and seconded by Commissioner Busse to go into Closed Session at 6:37 PM. Motion Unanimously Approved 7.1 Personnel 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) - The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or Pagel Regular Meeting Minutes 09-14-2026 OPEN SESSION 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. A motion was made by Commissioner Busse and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to return to Open Session at 6:56 pm. Motion Unanimously Approved The Board returned to Open Session at 6:56 pm. Roll call: Chairman Powers, Commissioner Bork, Commissioner Busse, Commissioner McCarthy Also present: Joe Vena, Michael Eterno, Lisa Schillinger 8 OLD BUSINESS 8.1. Discussion of changes to the Rules and Regulations referencing Fire and Police Department hiring changes The Board discussed proposed changes to language and will revisit changes at the next meeting 9 NEW BUSINESS — 9.1. VOTE ON DETERMINATIONS MADE IN CLOSED SESSION AS TO WHICH POLICE CANDIDATES TO REMOVE FROM CONSIDERATION AND THE HIRING PROCESS BASED ON THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND EXAMINATIONS — A motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by Commissioner Busse to remove Candidates Lovcik and Geake due to being hired at other agencies and no longer interested in the position and to give a pass to candidate McNamee as requested by the candidate. Motion Unanimously Approved 10 ADJOURNMENT - With no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Bork and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to adjourn the meeting at 6:58 pm. Motion Unanimously Approved Minutes transcribed by Lisa Schillinger, BOFPC Secretary. Page12 Regular Meeting Minutes 09-14-2026 OPEN SESSION