Skokie Police Use of Force Review Board — Skokie, IL
Date: 2026-01-20

SKOKIE POLICE USE OF FORCE REVIEW BOARD
 AGENDA

 Tuesday January 20, 2026
 SPD Chief’s Conference Room
 7:00-9:00PM

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 Cindy Pechter,
Administrative Specialist, and all properly submitted statements or questions will be presented to Board
members and made part of the record. Written comments also may be submitted by email to
publiccomments@skokie.org OR by mail to the Skokie Police Department, 7300 Niles Center Road,
Skokie, Illinois 60077; or via the Village’s drop box located by the public entry to Village Hall. Members
of the public wishing to attend the meeting should contact Cindy Pechter cindy.pechter@skokie.org or
847-982-5921.

 I. Opening
 a. Call to Order and Roll Call.
 b. Approval of 11/19/2025 meeting minutes.

  II. New Business
 a. Vote for approval of the final 2023 draft Use of Force Report of Findings and
 Recommendations.
 b. Review of 2024 use of force data reports submitted by Chief Barnes to the board and view
 the body worn camera videos for selected reports.

 III. Old Business
 a. Reality Based and Use of Force Tools training opportunities dates to be established.

 IV. Closing
 a. Determine possible new meeting dates and next steps.

  V. Public Comment -if any (3 minutes per person).

Skokie Police Use of Force Review Board
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, January 20th | 1900hrs
Skokie Police Department, 7300 Niles Center Road, Chief’s Conference Room

Call to Order –
A meeting for the Skokie Police Use of Force Review Board was held on Tuesday, January 20 th,
2026. The meeting started at 7:02pm. Chair Dennis Rizo called the motion to start the meeting
to order, we took role call and a quorum was established.
Roll Call/Declaration of Quorum –
Attendees at the meeting included Chair Dennis Rizo, Casey Diers, Harriet Jacobs, Muhammad
Habib, Alecia Wartowski and new member Edward Olivieri. Anthony Agee, Abel Figueroa,
Michael Nelson and Trustee Kimani Levy did not attend the meeting. Also present was Chief
Jesse Barnes, Deputy Chief John Oakley and Administrative Specialist Cindy Pechter. A member
of the public was in attendance to observe the meeting.
Approval of Meeting Minutes –
There was a motion to approve the meeting minutes from the November 19, 2025 meeting by
Chair Dennis Rizo with a second motion by Casey Diers and Alecia Wartowski. The meeting
minutes have been posted to the VOS public website.
Reports/Presentations/Discussions/New or Old Business –
The meeting started with an introduction of all members and to new member Edward Olivieri.
Chair Rizo presented the final draft of the 2023 Use of Force Report that was sent out to the
board members for review which was complete with all changes that had been discussed. He
then made a motion to vote on approval of the final draft of the 2023 Use of Force Report. A
second motion was made by Casey Diers and Muhammad Habib. All board members present
voted yes to approve the report with no opposition. The motion was approved.
Public Comment –
No public comments were addressed.
Announcements/Next Steps –
The 2024 data/statistics have been completed and were discussed in depth. The board reviewed
the reports/general narratives and supplementals for those reports and watched the body worn
camera videos that were requested.



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Chair Rizo will work on the draft report and send out for suggested feedback. A future meeting
date will be set up for the approval of the final 2024 Use of Force Report to be distributed to the
Mayor, Village Manager and Chair of the Public Safety Commission.
Chief Barnes will determine future meeting dates or continued discussion on RBT (Reality Based
Training) sessions and refresher training on Use of Force tools that the police department uses.
The 2025 data/statistics are in the process of being compiled.
Adjournment –
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Chair Rizo with second motions by Muhammad
Habib and Harriet Jacobs. The meeting adjourned at 9:22pm




June 22, 2026
Date of Approval


Cindy Pechter

Administrative Specialist




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