Board of Fire and Police Commissioners — Skokie, IL
Date: 2023-05-08

Village of Skokie

 SKOKIE BOARD OF FIRE & POLICE COMMISSIONERS
 AGENDA
Village Hall
 Regular Meeting
5127 Oakton Street
Skokie, Illinois 60077 7:00 p.m. Monday, May 8, 2023
Phone (847) 673-0500
Fax (847) 933-8200
 Skokie Police Dept, 7300 Niles Center Road
www.skokie.org
SkokieVision Municipal Cable
 Chiefs Conference Room - 1 Floor
1660AMSkakie



 Opening
 A. Call to Order and Roll Call
 B. Approval of Minutes of April 17, 2023, Regular Meeting
Council-Manager Government

Mayor George Van Dusen
 Communications
Clerk Pramod C. Shah
Trustees James H.Johnson
 A. Memorandum from Chief Hoeflich announcing the retirement of
 Khem Khoeun Firefighter Brian Diedrich
 Ralph Klein
 AlisonPureSlovin
 Keith A. Robinson Old Business
 EdieSueSutker
Manager John T. Lockerby
 A. Lateral Entry Police Officer Recruitment process
Counsel Michael M. Large B. Entry Level Police Officer Recruitment process
 C. Fire Lieutenant Promotional process

 IV. New Business
 A. Revisions to BFPC Rules & Regulations
Awards and Distinctions

American Public Works Association
 V. Executive Session
(APWA) Accreditation
 A. Section 2, Paragraph c. 1 of the State of Illinois Open Meetings Act, a
Commission on Fire Accreditation
International (CFAI) closed session is requested and to adjourn therefrom.
Gold Level Clean Air Counts
Community
 VI. Closing
Government Finance Officers
 A, Next regular meeting: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Association Budget Award

Government Finance Officers
Association Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting

Illinois Law Enforcement
Accreditation (ILEAP) Members of the public who wish to comment as to an item on the published
Insurance Services Office (ISO) agenda must submit their statement or question in writing to Debra Stinson at
Class One Fire Department
 debra.stinson@skokie.org, and all properly submitted statements or questions will
State of Illinois Certified Health
 be presented and read during the relevant portion of the meeting. Written
Department
 comments also may be submitted by email to citizencomments@skokie.org by
Tree City U.S.A. Distinction
 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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Village of Skokie

 SKOKIE BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS

 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Village Hall

 May 8, 2023
5127 Oaktan Street
Skokie, Illinois 60077

Phone (847) 673-0500
 PRESENT:
Fax (847) 933-8200 Chair Willard Evans, Jr.
www.skokie.org
 Vice Chair Helene Levine
SkokieVision Municipal Cable Commissioner Nicole Potthast
1660AMSkokie Commissioner Bruce Rottner
 Commissioner Ferdinand Soco

 ALSO PRESENT: Debra Stinson, Director of HR
 Brian Baker, Police Chief
Council' Manager Government
 Jeffrey Hoeflich, Fire Chief
Mayor George Van Dusen
Clerk Framed C. Shah
Trustees James H, Jahnson Chair Evans called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm.
 Khem Khoeun
 Ralph Klein
 Alison Pure Slavin Commissioner Rottner made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Levine to approve the
 Keith A. Robinson Minutes of the April 17, 2023 Regular Meeting as written. Motion carried 5-0.
 EdieSueSutker
Manager John T. Lockerby
Counsel Michael M. Large The Board reviewed memoranda presented by Chief Hoeflich announcing the retirement
 of Firefighter Brian Diedrich. Commissioner Potthast made a motion, seconded by Vice
 Chair Levine, to accept the retirement of Firefighter Diedrich Motion earned 5-0.

 Chief Baker provided an update on the Lateral Entry and Entry Level Police Officer
Awards and Distinctions recruitment processes. As of April 28, 2023, 57 applications have been requested for
American Public Works Association Lateral Entry and as of May 5, 2023, 23 applications have been requested for Entry
(APWA) Accreditation Leve!.
Commission an Fire Accreditation
International (CFAI)
 Chief Hoeflich announced the Fire Lieutenant Promotional Process will launch on May
Gold Level Clean Air Counts
Community
 16, 2023 and the department is expecting approximately 20 or more candidates. Chair
 Evans requested the Board Secretary to confirm interview dates as soon as possible.
Government Finance Officers
Association Budget Award

Government Finance Officers
 In an attempt to increase the candidate pool for Police Officers, revisions to the BFPC
Association Certificate of Rules & Regulations were recommended by Chief Baker and approved by the BFPC
Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting
 effective April 24, 2023 to include revision of the age requirement from 21 to 20 years of
Illinois Law Enforcement
 age at the time of application and retain the requirement of at least 21 years of age at the
Accreditation ((LEAP) time of hire; reduce the requirement associated with military service from four years to
Insurance Services Office (ISO) two years at the time of the written examination; removal of the candidate
Class One Fire Department reimbursement requirement and the personal appearance policy sign offs at the time of
State of Illinois Certified Health application; and removal of residency requirements for specific counties.
Department

Tree City U.S.A, Distinction At 7:10 pm, Commissioner Rottner, seconded by Commissioner Soco, made a motion
 to move into Executive Session. Motion carried 5-0.

 The next regular Commission meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2023 in
 Village Hall.




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 Respectfully submitted,



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 Debra W. Stinson, Secretary
 Board of Fire and Police Commission
 Director of Human Resources Approved:,
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