Fire and Police Commission

FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION NOVEMBER 5, 2025 AT 3:00 PM PALATINE FIRE STATION 82 1475 N. HICKS ROAD PALATINE, IL 60067-5339 (847) 202-6340 www.palatine.il.us MINUTES REGULAR MEETING 3:00 PM I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 3:02 PM. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT : Fire & Police Commissioner Dan Nallen, Fire & Police Commissioner Robert Falardeau, Fire & Police Commissioner Eugene Nowak, Fire & Police Commissioner James Hader, Fire & Police Commissioner William Rossi ABSENT : ARRIVED : Also Present: Police Chief Nord, Police Deputy Chiefs Calanca, Growney, and Brandwein, Fire Chief Mackeben, Fire Deputy Chiefs Lavacchi and Buzzard, HR Director Pandya, and HR Management Analyst Calabrese. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: MOTIONED BY HADER SECONDER: SECONDED BY ROSSI AYES: Dan Nallen, Robert Falardeau, Eugene Nowak, James Hader, William Rossi NAYES: None A. 09/23/2025 Minutes B. 09/24/2025 Minutes IV. CLOSED SESSION AS REQUIRED No Closed Session requested V. FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE VILLAGE OF PALATINE Page 1 of 4 Minutes November 5, 2025 A. Review of personnel updates. Fire Deputy Chief Buzzard provided the Commission with an update on fire department staffing. B. Review status of current firefighter eligibility list. Fire Deputy Chief Buzzard provided the Commission with an update on the current firefighter eligibility list. C. Consider a Motion to Approve a testing company for the 2026 firefighter test. Testing vendor IO Solutions. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: MOTIONED BY NALLEN SECONDER: SECONDED BY FALARDEAU AYES: Dan Nallen, Robert Falardeau, Eugene Nowak, James Hader, William Rossi NAYES: None VI. POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE A. Review of personnel updates. Police Chief Nord provided the Commission with an update on the police department staffing. B. Consider a Motion to Approve updates to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 4 — Vision Requirement within the Rules and Regulations of the Fire and Police Commission. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: MOTIONED BY NALLEN SECONDER: SECONDED BY FALARDEAU AYES: Dan Nallen, Robert Falardeau, Eugene Nowak, James Hader, William Rossi NAYES: None C. Consider a Motion to Approve updates to Chapter 5, Article 3, Section 4 — Standards for Examinations within the Rules and Regulations of the Fire and Police Commission. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: MOTIONED BY NALLEN SECONDER: SECONDED BY FALARDEAU AYES: Dan Nallen, Robert Falardeau, Eugene Nowak, James Hader, William Rossi VILLAGE OF PALATINE Page 2 of 4 Minutes November 5, 2025 NAYES: None D. Consider a Motion to Approve updates to Chapter 5, Article 6, Section 3 — Scoring of Examination within the Rules and Regulations of the Fire and Police Commission. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: MOTIONED BY NALLEN SECONDER: SECONDED BY FALARDEAU AYES: Dan Nallen, Robert Falardeau, Eugene Nowak, James Hader, William Rossi NAYES: None E. Consider a Motion to Approve updates to Chapter 5, Article 8, Section 1 — Eligibility List within the Rules and Regulations of the Fire and Police Commission. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: MOTIONED BY NALLEN SECONDER: SECONDED BY FALARDEAU AYES: Dan Nallen, Robert Falardeau, Eugene Nowak, James Hader, William Rossi NAYES: None F. 2026 New Candidate and Sergeant Promotional Testing Process. Police Chief Nord discussed the possible dates for the new candidate and the Sergeant Promotional Testing Process for 2026. VII. OLD BUSINESS No old business. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Consider a Motion to Approve the Regular Meeting dates for 2026 for the Fire and Police Commission. 2026 Regular meeting dates: May 6, 2026, and November 4, 2026. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: MOTIONED BY FALARDEAU SECONDER: SECONDED BY NALLEN AYES: Dan Nallen, Robert Falardeau, Eugene Nowak, James Hader, William Rossi NAYES: None IX. PUBLIC COMMENT VILLAGE OF PALATINE Page 3 of 4 Minutes November 5, 2025 No one came forward. X. ADJOURNMENT RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: MOTIONED BY NALLEN SECONDER: SECONDED BY FALARDEAU AYES: Dan Nallen, Robert Falardeau, Eugene Nowak, James Hader, William Rossi NAYES: None Meeting was adjourned at 3:25 PM. VILLAGE OF PALATINE Page 4 of 4