Public Safety Commission — Skokie, IL
Date: 2021-05-19

SKOKIE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION

 WEDNESDAY MAY 19, 2021

 7:00 P.M.

 AGENDA

 Until further notice, meetings of the Skokie Pubic 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 publiccomments@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 APRIL 21ST
 MEETING

II. REVIEW OF FIRST DRAFT OF THE USE OF FORCE POLICY COMMUNITY
 REVIEW DOCUMENT AND NEXT STEPS

III. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

IV. NEW BUSINESS

V. ADJOURNMENT




Document Number: 583961V4
Document Name: Public Safety Commission Agenda

SKOKIE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
 WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021

PRESENT: Chairperson Paul Pitalis, Vice Chair Mark Penning, Trustee Edie Sue Sutker, Fire Chief Jeff Hoeflich, Director of
 Marketing and Communications Ann Tennes, Police Chief Brian Baker, Transportation Engineer Samantha
 Maximilian, Alicia Case, David Freireich, Paul Kruszynski, Dennis Rizo, Joel Reyes, Howard Rosenburg, Cornell
 Collins, Leslie Post-Weissinger, Melissa Villegas, Bryant Smith, Frank Ippolito, Edward McCarthy, Alex Chaparro,
 Amy L. Memis-Foler, Julian Levy, Karen Lise Sherman.

EXCUSED: Marcie Claus, Deputy Chief Kathy Furgala, Kenneth Mantel, Linda Perlin, Director of Public Works Max Slankard,

ABSENT: Daniel Fink, Jr., Earl Nicholas, Mitchell Kushner.
CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Chairperson Paul Pitalis called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. The minutes of the
April 21st meeting were approved. Members of the Human Relations Commission were also attending the meeting.

POLICE USE OF FORCE DISCUSSION AND NEXT STEPS
A discussion was led by Ann Tennes for the Public Safety Commission followed by review and comments of the first draft. Final
thoughts from the group were noted by Ann for revisions to the Use of Force Policy Community Review. Six public comments were
read into the record at various points during the meeting.

Some time was spent discussing the next steps in the process. The revised draft recommendation will be posted on the village website
by May 24th, with public comments invited through June 14th. Any public comments that are received will be reviewed at the next
meeting.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None

NEW BUSINESS
None.

ADJOURNMENT
At 8:45 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,
 JUNE 16, 2021 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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