Board of Fire and Police Commissioners — Skokie, IL
Date: 2025-12-15

5127 OakEon Street, Skokie, IL 60077
 847-673-0500

 www.skokie.org




 SKOKIE BOARD OF FIRE & POLICE COMMISSIONERS

 AGENDA

 Regular Meeting
 6:00 p.m. Monday, December 15, 2025


 Skokie Village Hall - 2nd Floor
 Conference Rooms D & E

 I. Opening
 A. Call to Order and Roll Call;
 B. Approval of Minutes of November 17, 2025, Regular meeting

 II. Public Comment (3 minutes per person)

 III. Communications


 A. Memorandum from Chief Eschner recommending the permanent appointment of Scott
 Wallace to the rank of Fire Lieutenant;
 B. Memorandum from Chief Eschner announcing the resignation of Firefighter Jack McLaughlin;
 C. Memorandum from Chief Eschner announcing the retirement of Firefighter Sean Patten;
 D. Memorandum from Chief Barnes announcing the resignation of Probationary Poiice Officer
 Hector Cruz;
 E. Memorandum from Chief Barnes announcing the resignation of Probationary Police Officer
 Caitlin Dole;
 F. Memorandum from Chief Barnes announcing the resignation of Probationary Police Officer
 Daisy Rojas

 IV. Unfinished Business
 A. None


V. New Business
 A. Police Department Open House

VI. Executive Session
 A. Section 2, Paragraph c. 1 of the State of Illinois Open Meetings Act, a closed session is
 requested and to adjourn therefrom.

VII. Closing
 A. Next regular meeting: Tuesday, January 20, 2026.




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Members of the public who wish to comment as to an item on the published agenda must submit their
statement or question in writing to Debra Stinson at debra.stinson@skokie.org, and all properly submitted
statements or questions will be presented and read during the relevant portion of the meeting. Written
comments also may be submitted by email to citizencomments@skokie.org by mail to Village of Skokie,
Attn: Debra Stinson, 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie, Illinois, 60077; or via the Village's drop box located near
the public entry to Village Hall.




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 SKOKIE BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS

 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

 December 15, 2025

 PRESENT:
 Board Chair Willard Evans
 Vice Chair Helene Levine
 Commissioner Nicole Potthast
 Commissioner Bruce Rottner
 Commissioner Ferdinand Soco


 ALSO PRESENT: Debra Stinson, Board Secretary
 Nicholas Eschner, Fire Chief
 Jesse Barnes, Police Chief

 The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Board Chair Willard Evans.

 The November 17, 2025 Regular Meeting minutes were reviewed and approved as
 written.


 Chair Evans read the opening statement in accord with the Open Meetings Act and
 called for public comments. A citizen, David Daika, made the following comments:

 He requested that the BFPC make a motion to hire a new Village Manager
 because the public safety leaders, who report to the Village Manager, are being
 instructed by their supervisor not to perform their duties.

 Mr. Dalka further stated that he has met with the Fire Chief and asked for a
 fourth ambulance for the past five budget sessions and the Board has not acted.
 Additionally, he stated that he offered to prepare a presentation for the BFPC
 regarding the transport of his father by ambulance to a hospital of his choosing,
 rather than to the hospital(s) with which the Village of Skokie has existing
 contractual agreements.

 The Board reviewed and approved a memorandum submitted by Fire Chief Eschner
 recommending the permanent appointment of Scott Wallace to the rank of Fire
 Lieutenant, after having successfully completed the probationary period.

 The Board also accepted the resignation of Fire Fighter Jack McLaughiin and the
 retirement of Fire Fighter Sean Patten.

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 The Board received memoranda from Police Chief Barnes announcing the
 resignation of Probationary Police Officers Hector Cruz, Caitlin Dole, and Daisy
 Rojas.

 The Board accepted the resignations of the Fire Fighters and the Police Officers as
 stated above and extended best wishes to each of them.


 Police Chief Barnes spoke to the success of the Police Department's Open House
 held at Police Headquarters on November 22, 2025. There were a total of 50
 applicants that attended. As a result of the success of this event, the Department
 committed to hosting an Open House for every future recruitment effort.

 With no further business on the agenda, at 6:17 p.m. Board Chair Willard Evans made
 a motion to move into Executive Session, seconded by Commissioner Nicole Potthast.
 The next regular Commission meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

 Respectfully submitted,




 Debra W. Stinson, Board Secretary
 Board of Fire and Police Commissioners



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