Board of Fire and Police Commissioners — Skokie, IL
Date: 2025-10-21

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 SKOKIE BOARD OF FIRE & POLICE COMMISSIONERS

 AGENDA

 Regular Meeting
 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2025


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

 I. Opening
 A. Call to Order and Roll Call
 B. Approval of amended Minutes of September 15, 2025, Regular Meeting

 II. Public Comment (3 minutes per person)

 III. Communications
 A, Memorandum from Chief Bames recommending the permanent appointment of Claudia
 Contreras to the rank of Police Officer;
 B, Memorandum from Chief Bames recommending the permanent appointment of Elizabeth
 Munoz to the rank of Police Officer;
 C. Request from Entry Level Firefighter candidate Thomas Moran for a one-time deferral of his
 rank on the Eligibility List;
 D. Request from Entry Level Firefighter candidate Jack Moran for a one-time deferral of his rank
 on the Eligibility List;
 E. Memorandum from Chief Eschner recommending the permanent appointment of Jack Lagan
 to the rank of Firefighter;
 F. Memorandum from Chief Eschner recommending the permanent appointment of Rey Galsim
 to the rank of Firefighter

 IV. Unfinished Business
 A. None


 V. New Business
 A. Final Fire Lieutenant Promotional Eligibility List

 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, November 17, 2025.


 Note: Two Firefighters will be sworn in at the Village Board meeting. Vice Chair Helene
 Levine will have the honor of performing the swearing-in duties.


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 SKOKIE BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS

 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

 October 21, 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, Police Deputy Chief

 The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Board Chair Willard Evans. Chair
 Evans read the opening statement in accord with the Open Meetings Act and called
 for public comments. After a five-minute waiting period, there were no comments.


 The August 18, 2025 meeting minutes, were amended to correct the meeting end
 time from 6:19 p.m. to 6:36 p.m. The October 21, 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda
 mis-stated the meeting date for Opening item B as September 15, 2025. The actual
 meeting date was August 18, 2025. The correction was made and approved by the
 Board.


 The meeting minutes for the September 15, 2025 Regular Meeting were approved
 as written.

 The Board reviewed memoranda submitted by Chief Barnes recommending the
 permanent appointment of Claudia Contreras and Elizabeth Munoz to the rank of
 permanent Police Officer having completed the two-year probationary period.
 Commissioner Rottner made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Helene Levine to
 approve the permanent appointment of Ciaudia Contreras and Elizabeth Munoz to
 the rank of permanent Police Officer. Motion carried 5-0.

 The Board reviewed the requests for a one-time deferral for Fire Fighter candidates
 Thomas Moran and Jack Moran. Comrrsissioner Bruce Rottner made a motion,
 seconded by Commissioner Nicole Potthast approving the one-time deferral
 requests. Motion carried 5-0.




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 Fire Chief Eschner submitted memoranda recommending the permanent
 appointment of Jack Logan and Rey Galsim to the rank of Fire Fighter after having
 successfully completed all minimum standards testing and met a!l qualifications
 required of a probationary Fire Fighter. Vice Chair Levine made a motion, seconded
 by Commissioner Bruce Rottner approving Fire Fighter Jack Logan and Fire Fighter
 Rey Galsim's permanent appointment to the Skokie Fire Department effective
 October 30, 2025. Motion carried 5-0.

 The 2025 Fire Lieutenant Promotional Eligibility List was approved by the Board,
 signed off and presented to Fire Chief Nicholas Eschner for posting at the three Fire
 Stations and to Board Secretary Debra Stinson for posting in the Village of Skokie,
 Human Resources Division.

 With no further business on the agenda, at 6:10 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 Monday, November 17, 2025.

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


 Approved:
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