Public Safety Commission — Skokie, IL
Date: 2026-04-15

Skokie Public Safety Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 7:00 p.m.
Skokie Police Department Training Room

1) Call to Order
2) Approval of Meeting Minutes from March 18, 2026
3) Public Comment (3 minutes per person)
4) Fire Department Report
5) Police Department Report
 a. Active Threat Drill Presentation
6) Engineering Report
7) Unfinished Business
8) New Business
9) Adjournment


Next meeting of this Commission is scheduled for May 20, 2026.
Individuals with questions or feedback about an agenda item may contact Russ Rietveld by calling 847/933-
8289 or by emailing publiccomments@skokie.org. All emails and comments submitted will be made public
and shared with this body.




The Village, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests that persons with disabilities
who require certain accommodations to allow them to observe or participate in this hearing, or who have
questions about the accessibility of the meeting facilities, contact the Village’s ADA coordinator Angel
Schnur at angel.schnur@skokie.org or 847/933-8400.
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SKOKIE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
 WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2026

 PRESENT: Michael Anderson, Hal Bernstein, Carrie Bradean, Marcie Claus, John Domke, Police DC Denise Franklin, Avron
 Kahn, Senior Engineer Samantha Maximilian, Fred Moore, Deputy Chief Adam Pease, Leslie Post-Weissinger,
 Howard Rosenburg, Jeffrey Schvimer, Irwin Shiffman, Chair Melissa Villegas and Staff Liaison Erik Sanchez

 EXCUSED: Police Chief Jesse Barnes, Mark Brines, Fire Chief Nicholas Eschner, Fire DC Stephen Jagman, Trustee Kimani
 Levy, Police DC John Oakley, Paul Pitalis (Emeritus), Director of Engineering Russ Rietveld and Vice Chair Dennis
 Rizo

 ABSENT: Connell Collins, Oren DeKalo, Paul Kruszynski, Arnie Oskin and Bryant Smith

CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Chair Villegas called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m., and a quorum was established. A motion to approve the March minutes was
made by Commissioner Kahn, seconded by Commissioner Shiffman, all were in favor and the motion passed.

PUBLIC COMMENT
None

FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT
Deputy Chief Adam Pease introduced himself and presented the Fire Department’s March report. Q and A followed.

ENGINEERING REPORT
Samantha Maximilian presented the Engineering report. Overall, the division remains focused on delivery infrastructure
improvements, coordinating with regional partners, and advancing CIP projects. Village. Q and A followed.


POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT
Deputy Chief Denise Franklin presented the Police Department’s March report. This week is National Public Safety
Telecommunicators Week (April 12-18, 2026). Dispatchers are the first point of contact in an emergency. They are rarely seen but
always heard. They provide continued support to Police, Fire, and EMS units during all types of service calls and are equally
committed to the communities they serve. Denise also provided an update to the proposed Senate Bill 336SA2 regarding E-bike
regulations. Q and A followed.

Sergeant De La Vega and Sergeant Dickinson delivered a presentation on Active Threat Trainings followed by Q and A.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None

NEW BUSINESS
Chairperson Villegas reminded the commission that there is an opportunity to volunteer at the Fourth of July parade.

ADJOURNMENT
At approximately 8:30 p.m. Commissioner Kahn made a motion to adjourn, Commissioner Schvimer seconded, all approved and the
meeting was adjourned.

 THE NEXT MEETING OF THE SKOKIE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY,
 MAY 20, 2026 AT 7 P.M. AT SKOKIE POLICE STATION 17 AT
 7300 NILES CENTER ROAD




Document Number: 508651
Document Name: Public Safety Commission Minutes Version: 91