Board of Fire and Police Commissioners

City Hall, Council Chambers

Agenda — 26 items

1. 1 Citizens who are unable to attend the meeting can email comments in advance of the meeting to publiccomment@joliet.gov.
2. 2 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:15
3. 3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 0:33
4. 3 ALSO PRESENT: Police Chief Evans, Deputy Chief Sherrie Blackburn, Deputy Chief Robert Brown, Deputy Director Human Resources Gina LoGalbo, and Recruiting and Retention Manager Michelle Rivera.
5. 4 Approval of Minutes: Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Meeting - March 18, 2026 TMP-9745 approve Pass ▶ jump to 1:10
6. 5 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS ▶ jump to 0:58
7. 6 This section is for anyone wanting to speak regarding agenda items and are allowed a maximum of 4 minutes. It is not a question and answer period and staff, and the Commission members do not generally respond to public comments. The City Clerk has a copy of the public speaking procedures; please note, speakers who engage in conduct injurious to the harmony of the meeting shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer and may forfeit the opportunity to speak.
8. 7 SECRETARY’S REPORT ▶ jump to 1:08
9. 8 AGENDA ITEM
10. 9 Administrative Questions - Discussion Only TMP-9754 ▶ jump to 1:34
11. 10 JOLIET FIRE DEPARTMENT - AGENDA ITEMS
12. 11 Joliet Fire Department New Hire Eligibility List Corrected TMP-9731 approve Pass ▶ jump to 31:05
13. 12 CLOSED SESSION enter into closed session Pass ▶ jump to 30:34
14. 13 JOLIET POLICE DEPARTMENT - AGENDA ITEMS
15. 13 A motion was made by Pat Strocchia and seconded by Natalie Coleman to reconvene the meeting at approximately 6:18 p.m. with Commissioners Stefanski, Coleman, Ponce, and Strocchia present and Commissioner Adamowski absent.
16. 14 Hiring of Certified Lateral Joliet Police Officers TMP-9743 approve Pass
17. 14 Secretary/Commissioner Stefanski added an item to the Secretary's Report for the POLICE DEPARTMENT: Applicant #14 Donavan Starks withdrew his name from the Police New Eligibility List for consideration prior to this Board of Fire and Police Commissioner on April 13, 2026.
18. 15 Approval of Joliet Police Promotions Lists TMP-9744 approve Pass ▶ jump to 34:53
19. 16 NEW OR OLD BUSINESS, NOT FOR FINAL ACTION OR RECOMMENDATION ▶ jump to 36:10
20. 17 PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 36:21
21. 17 Hiring of Certified Lateral Joliet Police Officers TMP-9743 approve Pass
22. 18 This section is for anyone wanting to speak regarding non-agenda items and are allowed a maximum of 4 minutes. It is not a question and answer period and staff, and the Commission members do not generally respond to public comments. The City Clerk has a copy of the public speaking procedures; please note, speakers who engage in conduct injurious to the harmony of the meeting shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer and may forfeit the opportunity to speak.
23. 18 Hiring of Certified Lateral Joliet Police Officers TMP-9743 approve Pass
24. 19 ADJOURNMENT adjourn Pass ▶ jump to 36:27
25. 20 This meeting will be held in an accessible location. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact The City Clerk Office, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432 at (815) 724-3780.
26. 20 Chief Evans clarified for the record that the three conditionally hired officers are all Lateral police officers.