Board of Fire and Police
Regular MeetingNaperville, IL · February 24, 2026
Minutes
400 S. Eagle Street
City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
http://www.naperville.il.us/
Meeting Minutes
Board of Fire and Police
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 4:30 PM Meeting Room C
PUBLIC COMMENT:
A. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 4:35 p.m. by Chairman Losurdo and
attendance taken by Caitlin Smith.
B. ROLL CALL:
Present 5- Mike King, Robert Grant, Chad Earl, Deana Losurdo, and Michael Damico
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
No members from the public attended
D. REPORTS:
1. Police Department Report
Recruitment -
Testing - New hire interviews 3/6; lateral interviews 3/12
Promotional -
2. Fire Department Report
Recruitment - Academy starting 3/30
Testing - Assessment Center for Lieutenant process approaching in April
Promotional -
3. Legal Report
E. OLD BUSINESS:
F. NEW BUSINESS:
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A motion to approve ratifying the decision to waive the traditional method of breaking the
ties amongst the board and allowing HR to break the ties on the police officer primary
eligibility register
A motion was made by Chairman Losurdo and seconded by Commissioner King
Aye 5- King Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
A motion to approve the open session minutes, and approve and keep sealed the closed
session minutes from the February 10, 2025 and February 17, 2025 Naperville board of
fire and police meeting
A motion was made by Chairman Losurdo and seconded by Commissioner King
Aye 5- King Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
G. CLOSED SESSION:
A motion was made by Chairman Losurdo to move into Closed Session seconded
by Commissioner King at 4:52 p.m. A motion was made by Chairman Losurdo to
move into Open Session seconded by Commissioner King at 5:10 p.m.
Aye 5- King Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
H. ACTION ITEMS:
A motion to approve/deny the appeal request of firefighter/paramedic candidate #1
Grabarek
A motion was made by Chairman Losurdo and seconded by Commissioner Earl
Aye 4- Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
Recused 1- King
A motion to approve/deny the appeal request of firefighter/paramedic candidate #12
Rodriguez
Motion was passed as the candidate did not submit the appeal letter.
A motion to approve/deny the appeal request of firefighter/paramedic candidate #37
Payton
A motion was DENIED by Chairman Losurdo and seconded by Commissioner
King. FFPM #37 was removed from the process
Aye 5- King Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
A motion to approve the hire of police officer lateral candidate #10 Strappazon
A motion was made by Chairman Losurdo and seconded by Commissioner King
Aye 5- King Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
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A motion to approve the hire of firefighter/paramedic candidate #60 Hozian
A motion was made by Chairman Losurdo and seconded by Commissioner King
Aye 5- King Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
A motion to approve continuing in the process firefighter/paramedic candidate #15
Wilcox
A motion was made by Chairman Losurdo and seconded by Commissioner King
Aye 5- King Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
A motion to approve continuing in the process firefighter/paramedic candidate #22
Vukelich
A motion was DENIED by Chairman Losurdo and seconded by Commissioner
King. FFPM #22 was removed from the process.
Aye 5- King Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
A motion to approve destroying the recording of the June 11, 2024 and June 25, 2024
closed session minutes and to keep the minutes sealed
A motion was made by Chairman Losurdo and seconded by Commissioner King
Aye 5- King Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
I. ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was for adjournment was made by Chairman Losurdo at 5:14 p.m. and
seconded by Commissioner King
Aye 5- King Grant Earl Losurdo Damico
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Agenda
400 S. Eagle Street
City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
http://www.naperville.il.us/
Meeting Agenda
Board of Fire and Police
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 4:30 PM Meeting Room C
PUBLIC COMMENT:
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE MEETING: To address the
Commission in person during the meeting, members of the public should sign up in
person at the meeting location on the day of the meeting. Signup is available for 30
minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS OR A POSITION OF SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION:
You may submit written comments and position statements to the commission at
www.naperville.il.us/bc-comment in advance of the meeting. Comments will be received
from the time the agenda is published until 24 hours before the meeting start time.
Comments and position statements received during this timeframe will be shared with the
commission and posted in the Meeting Details section on the City’s meeting
management system in the day of the meeting. Comments received outside this time
frame will not be transmitted or posted. Written comments will not be read aloud during
the meeting.
PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES: The citizen participation guidelines are outlined in:
2-1-16 - CITIZEN PARTICIPATION of the Naperville Municipal Code.
ALL VIEWPOINTS AND OPINIONS WELCOME: All viewpoints are welcome, positive
comments and constructive criticism are encouraged. Speakers must refrain from
harassing or directing threats or personal attacks at Commission members, staff, other
speakers or members of the public. Comments made to intentionally disrupt the meeting
may be managed as necessary to maintain appropriate decorum and allow for city
business to be accomplished.
IF YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK: The Chairman will call your name at the appropriate time
during the Commission meeting. Once your name is called you may identify yourself for
the public record. Speak clearly and try to limit remarks directly to the matter under
discussion. Speakers are limited to three minutes and are called in the order they sign
up.
A. CALL TO ORDER:
I Chairman Losurdo would like to call the Board of Fire and Police Meeting for February
24, 2026 to order. The time is _____.
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B. ROLL CALL:
Chairman Losurdo
Commissioner Damico
Commissioner Earl
Commissioner Grant
Commissioner King
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
D. REPORTS:
1. Police Department Report
• Recruitment
• Testing
• Promotional
2. Fire Department Report
• Recruitment
• Testing
• Promotional
3. Legal Report
E. OLD BUSINESS:
F. NEW BUSINESS:
26-0257 A motion to approve ratifying the decision to waive the traditional method
of breaking the ties amongst the board and allowing HR to break the ties
on the police officer primary eligibility register
26-0258 A motion to approve the open session minutes, and approve and keep
sealed the closed session minutes from the February 10, 2025 and
February 17, 2025 Naperville board of fire and police meeting
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G. CLOSED SESSION:
I Chairman Losurdo move to adjourn to closed session on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
the time is ______, pursuant to Section 2(c)(1), 2(c)(11), and 2(c)(21) of the Open
Meetings Act to consider information concerning the employment, appointment,
discipline, performance and dismissal of specific candidates and specific employees in
the Naperville Police and Fire Departments, pending litigation, and to consider closed
session meeting minutes. Do I have a second?
Roll Call to move to closed:
Chairman Losurdo
Commissioner Damico
Commissioner Earl
Commissioner Grant
Commissioner King
I Chairman Losurdo move the motion to adjourn closed session and return to open. Do I
have a second?
H. ACTION ITEMS:
26-0259 A motion to approve/deny the appeal request of firefighter/paramedic
candidate #1 Grabarek
26-0260 A motion to approve/deny the appeal request of firefighter/paramedic
candidate #12 Rodriguez
26-0261 A motion to approve/deny the appeal request of firefighter/paramedic
candidate #37 Payton
26-0262 A motion to approve the hire of police officer lateral candidate #10
Strappazon
26-0263 A motion to approve the hire of firefighter/paramedic candidate #60
Hozian
26-0264 A motion to approve continuing in the process firefighter/paramedic
candidate #15 Wilcox
26-0265 A motion to approve continuing in the process firefighter/paramedic
candidate #22 Vukelich
26-0266 A motion to approve destroying the recording of the June 11, 2024 and
June 25, 2024 closed session minutes and to keep the minutes sealed
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I. ADJOURNMENT:
I Chairman Losurdo move the motion for adjournment. Do I have a second?
Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
will be made to allow for meeting participation.
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