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Skokie Public Safety Commission Meeting

February 18, 2026 · Skokie, IL
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-02-18 (PDF, 1 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.skokie.org ↗
Confidence: 100%
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Attendees

Michael Anderson (Commissioner)
Jesse Barnes (Police Chief)
Hal Bernstein (Commissioner)
Carrie Bradean (Commissioner)
Marcie Claus (Commissioner)
Connell Collins (Commissioner)
Oren DeKalo (Commissioner)
John Domke (Commissioner)
Nicholas Eschner (Fire Chief)
Arnie Oskin (Commissioner)
Paul Pitalis (Commissioner Emeritus)
Leslie Post-Weissinger (Commissioner)
Howard Rosenburg (Commissioner)
Irwin Shiffman (Commissioner)
Erik Sanchez (Transportation Engineer)
Melissa Villegas (Chair)
Denise Franklin (Police DC)
Stephen Jagman (Fire DC)
Avron Kahn (Commissioner)
Kimani Levy (Trustee)
Samantha Maximilian (Senior Engineer)
John Oakley (Police DC)
Adam Pease (Deputy Chief)
Russ Rietveld (Director of Engineering)
Dennis Rizo (Vice Chair)
Jeffrey Schvimer (Commissioner)
Bryant Smith (Commissioner)
Scott Ford (Commissioner)
Paul Kruszynski (Commissioner Emeritus)
Fred Moore (Commissioner)
✓ Present: 30/30

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

#2

APPROVED

Agenda Items

#1

Call to Order and Approval of the Minutes

Chair Villegas called the meeting to order and a quorum was established.

#2

Fire Department Report

Chief Eschner presented an overview of Fire Department’s services, qualities, and organization.

#3

Police Department Report

Chief Barnes presented the Police Department’s January report.

#4

Engineering Report

Erik Sanchez presented the Engineering report.

#5

Unfinished Business

None

#6

New Business

A commissioner asked about updates to the E-Mobility ordinance.

#7

Adjournment

Commissioner Rosenburg made a motion to adjourn.