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Village of Westchester Fire and Police Commission met Jan. 8

Here is the agenda provided by the commission:

1. Call to Order 

2. Pledge of Allegiance 

3. Roll Call 

4. Approval of Minutes 

a. December 4, 2024: Regular Meeting Minutes 

b. December 18 and December 30, 2024: Special Meeting Minutes 

5. New Business 

a. Discussion to reopen the acceptance of lateral police officer applications 

b. Possible changes to update BFPC Rules and Regulations- requirements for Lateral police officer 

6. Old Business 

a. BFPC Disciplinary Hearing 

i. Updates and preparation for January 29th Hearing 

b. Firefighter Testing- NTN 

i. Application count 

ii. Interview Scoring

c. Firefighter Testing- 4th test for 2024 

i. Candidate updates 

ii. Motion to hire/ disqualify candidates

d. 2024 Police Testing 

i. Certificate of Appointment- McCarthy 

e. Police Testing- 2nd test for 2024 

i. Candidate Updates 

ii. Motion to hire/ disqualify candidates 

7. Information Only 

a. Next Meeting: February 5, 2025 

b. Fire: Entry Level Firefighter List (Expires December 4, 2026) 

c. Fire: Captain Promotional List (Expires March 6, 2027) 

d. Fire: Lieutenant Promotional List (Expires August 24, 2025) e. Police: Entry Level Police Officer (Expires December 4, 2026) 

f. Police: Sergeant Promotional List: (Expires February 7, 2027) 

g. Commission Terms: Thomas McCarthy (Expires April 30, 2025) James Pedersen (Expires April 30, 2026)

James Lazansky (Expires April 30, 2027)

8. Public Participation 

In order to give as many visitors as possible an opportunity to speak and in the interest of adjourning the meeting by 8:00pm., please limit your comments to three (3) minutes in length, unless further time is granted by the Commission. Thank you. 

9. Executive Session 

a. Executive Session conducted in accordance with 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) for the purpose of discussing: Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Promotion and Discipline of Village Employees. 

10. Adjournment 

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