Board of Fire and Police Commissioners — Skokie, IL
Date: 2025-04-21

Village Half
 51270akton Street
 Skokie, Illinois 60077
 Phone (847) G73-0500
 Fax (847) 673-0525
 www.skokie.org




 SKOKIE BOARD OF FIRE & POLICE COMMISSIONERS

 AGENDA

 Regular Meeting
 6:00 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2025

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

I. Opening
 A. Call to Order and Roll Call
 B. Approval of Minutes of February 18, 2025, Regular Meeting

II. Communications
 A. Memorandum from Chief Barnes announcing the resignation of Police Officer Jose Ruiz;
 B. Memorandum from Chief Hoeflich announcing the resignation of Fire Lieutenant Robert
 Gaseor;
 C. Letter from former Entry Level Police Officer candidate Daniel Sanchez asking the Board to
 reconsider his candidacy;
 D. Memorandum from Chief Hoeflich asking the Board to defer Firefighter candidate Jack King
 due to him being deployed by the Army National Guard.

 Unfinished Business
 A. None


IV. New Business
 A. Entry Level Police Officer Recruitment;
 B. Police Sergeant promotional process;
 C. Fire Lieutenant promotional process

V. 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.

VI. Closing
 A. Next regular meeting: Monday, May 19, 2025.

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 wit! 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 by the public entry to Village Hall.



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 Phone (847) 673-0500
 Fax(847) 673-0525
 www.skokie.org



 SKOKIE BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS

 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

 April 21, 2025

 PRESENT:
 Chair Willard Evans, Jr.
 Vice Chair Helene Levine
 Commissioner Nicole Potthast
 Commissioner Bruce Rottner
 Commissioner Ferdinand Soco

 ALSO PRESENT: Debra Stinson, Board Secretary
 Jeffrey Hoeflich, Fire Chief
 Jesse Barnes, Police Chief

 The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.by Board Chair Willard Evans, Jr. Vice
 Chair Helene Levine made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Nicole Potthast to
 approve the Minutes of the February 18, 2025 Regular Meeting. Motion carried 5-0.
 The Board reviewed memoranda from Chief Jesse Barnes announcing the
 resignation of Police Officer Jose Ruiz and from Chief Jeffrey Hoeflich announcing
 the resignation of Fire Lieutenant Robert Gaseor. The Board accepted the
 resignations and extended best wishes to each of the employees.

 The Board reviewed a letter from Entry Level Police Officer candidate Daniel
 Sanchez asking the Board to reconsider his candidacy, despite the fact he did not
 have, nor could he obtain a FOID card. The Board reviewed Mr. Sanchez's request.
 Commissioner Rottner made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Potthast to deny
 the request. Motion carried 5-0. The Board reviewed a memorandum from Chief
 Jeffrey Hoeflich requesting the deferment of Firefighter candidate Jack King due to
 his deployment by the Army National Guard. A motion was made by Vice Chair
 Helene Levine, seconded by Commissioner Bruce Rottner to approve the request.
 Motion carried 5-0.

 The Board discussed Entry Level Police Officer recruitment, the Police Sergeant and
 Fire Lieutenant promotional processes. The Entry Level Police Officer recruitment
 process resulted in 73 candidates who were eligible to test, 49 sat for the
 examination and 42 passed the examination. The promotional process for Police
 Sergeant is presently underway and the Fire Lieutenant process will launch in June
 2025.




 "BTTOT
 With no further business on the agenda, Commissioner Bruce Rottner made a motion,
 seconded by Commissioner Ferdinand Soco to move into Executive Session. Motion
 carried 5-0. The next regular Commission meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 19,
 2025.



 Respectfully submitted,

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


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