Board of Fire and Police Commissioners — Skokie, IL
Date: 2025-08-18

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 SKOKIE
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 847-673-0500

 www.skokie.org




 SKOKIE BOARD OF FIRE & POLICE COMMISSIONERS

 AGENDA

 Regular Meeting
 6:30 p.m. Monday, August 18, 2025

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


 I Opening
 A. Call to Order and Roll Call
 B. Approval of Minutes of July 21, 2025, Regular Meeting

 11. Public Comment (3 minutes per person)

 Ill, Communications
 A, None


 IV. Unfinished Business
 A. Fire Lieutenant Promotional Process

 V. New Business
 A. None


 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: Monday, September 15, 2025.


 Note: One Fire Lieutenant will be sworn in at the Village Board meeting. Commissioner
 Ferdinand Soco will have the honor of performing the swearing-in duties.

 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 property 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.



 Council-Manager Government

 Fully Accredited Fire, Police and Public Works Departments \ State of Illinois Certified Health Department
Government Finance Officers Association Budget Award & Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

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 SKOKIE
 1£s=^ F^ T7"/^^\T 7" T T^ 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077
 847-673-0500

 www.skokie.org




 SKOK1E BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS

 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

 August 18, 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
 Denise Franklin, Deputy Police Chief

 The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Board Chair Wiliard Evans. As
 there were no corrections to the July 21, 2025 meeting minutes, they were approved.


 During the public comment portion of the meeting, a citizen expressed interest in
 meeting with the public safety department leaders to discuss revisions to emergency
 medical transport protocols and the potential inclusion of additional
 receiving/destination health care facilities.

 The Fire Lieutenant Promotional Process candidate pool has reduced from 21 to 18
 and the final BFPC interview panel will include the following Commissioners: Willard
 Evans, Nicole Potthast, Bruce Rottner and Ferdinand Soco.

 With no further business on the agenda, at 6:19 p.m. Board Chair Willard Evans made
 a motion to move into Executive Session, seconded by Vice Chair Helene Levine.
 The next regular Commission meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 15,2025.

 Respectfully submitted,

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


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 Council-Manager Government

 ^n!ly Accredited Fire, Police and Public Works Departments State of Illinois Certified Health Deparoneni
Government Finance Officers Assodaiion Budget Award & Certificate ofAclneveiaeutfoi Exceilcnce ifi FinaHciat Reporting