Public Safety Commission — Skokie, IL
Date: 2021-01-20

SKOKIE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION

 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20, 2021

 7:00 P.M.

 AGENDA

 Until further notice, meetings of the Skokie Public Safety Commission will be held
 electronically, with a majority of Village officials participating via remote access in order to
 comply with the State of Illinois Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation. Members of the
 public who wish to comment as to an item on the published agenda or to comment during
 public comments must submit their statement or question in writing to the Village
 Manager’s Office and all properly submitted statements or questions will be presented and
 read during the relevant portion of the meeting. Written comments may be submitted by
 email to citizencomments@skokie.org by mail to Village of Skokie, Village Manager's
 Office, 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie, Illinois, 60077; or via the Village’s drop box located by
 the public entry to Village Hall.



I. CALL TO ORDER AND REVIEW OF THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER
 16th MEETING.

II. POLICE USE OF FORCE DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS.


 What specific changes can be made to strengthen the Skokie Police Department Use of
 Force Policy, and how do you believe those changes will impact the safety of the police, the
 public, and the subject of the potential use of force?
 What do you think police can do to reduce the likelihood of use of force?
 What do you think the public can do to reduce the likelihood of use of force?
 Questions?


III. ADJOURNMENT




Document Number: 583961
Document Name: Public Safety Commission Agenda

SKOKIE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021

PRESENT: Chairperson Paul Pitalis, Trustee Edie Sue Sutker, Fire Chief Jeff Hoeflich, Director of Marketing and
 Communications Ann Tennes, Deputy Fire Chief Kathy Furgala, Director of Engineering Erik Cook, Police Chief
 Brian Baker, Alicia Case, David Freireich, Linda Perlin, Bryant Smith, Dennis Rizo, Julian Levy, Frank Ippolito,
 Joel Reyes, Howard Rosenburg, Connell Collins, Leslie Post-Weissinger, Melissa Villegas.

EXCUSED: Vice Chair Mark Penning, Trustee Ilonka Ulrich, Director of Public Works Max Slankard, Transportation Engineer
 Samantha Maximilian, Kenneth Mantel, Paul Kruszynski.

ABSENT: Marcie Claus, Daniel Fink, Jr., Mitchell Kushner, Edward McCarthy, Earl Nicholas.
CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
After the awards ceremony, Chairperson Paul Pitalis called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The minutes of the December 15th
meeting were approved.

POLICE USE OF FORCE DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS
A discussion was led by representatives of various groups.
 What specific changes can be made to strengthen the Skokie Police Department Use of Force Policy, and how do you believe
 those changes will impact the safety of the police, the public, and the subject of the potential use of force?

 What do you think police can do to reduce the likelihood of use of force?

 What do you think the public can do to reduce the likelihood of use of force?
The Commission and guests discussed the following questions for the meeting:

ADJOURNMENT
At 8:12 p.m. a motion was made to adjourn which was seconded and then passed unanimously

 THE NEXT MEETING OF THE SKOKIE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY,
 FEBRUARY 17 AT 7:00 P.M. VIA ZOOM
 PLEASE CALL ENGINEERING DIVISION AT 847-933-8232 IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE MEETING




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