Skokie Police Use of Force Review Board

Skokie Police Use of Force Review Board Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 20th | 1900hrs Skokie Police Department, 7300 Niles Center Road, Chief’s Conference Room Call to Order – A meeting for the Skokie Police Use of Force Review Board was held on Tuesday, January 20 th, 2026. The meeting started at 7:02pm. Chair Dennis Rizo called the motion to start the meeting to order, we took role call and a quorum was established. Roll Call/Declaration of Quorum – Attendees at the meeting included Chair Dennis Rizo, Casey Diers, Harriet Jacobs, Muhammad Habib, Alecia Wartowski and new member Edward Olivieri. Anthony Agee, Abel Figueroa, Michael Nelson and Trustee Kimani Levy did not attend the meeting. Also present was Chief Jesse Barnes, Deputy Chief John Oakley and Administrative Specialist Cindy Pechter. A member of the public was in attendance to observe the meeting. Approval of Meeting Minutes – There was a motion to approve the meeting minutes from the November 19, 2025 meeting by Chair Dennis Rizo with a second motion by Casey Diers and Alecia Wartowski. The meeting minutes have been posted to the VOS public website. Reports/Presentations/Discussions/New or Old Business – The meeting started with an introduction of all members and to new member Edward Olivieri. Chair Rizo presented the final draft of the 2023 Use of Force Report that was sent out to the board members for review which was complete with all changes that had been discussed. He then made a motion to vote on approval of the final draft of the 2023 Use of Force Report. A second motion was made by Casey Diers and Muhammad Habib. All board members present voted yes to approve the report with no opposition. The motion was approved. Public Comment – No public comments were addressed. Announcements/Next Steps – The 2024 data/statistics have been completed and were discussed in depth. The board reviewed the reports/general narratives and supplementals for those reports and watched the body worn camera videos that were requested. Doc #595640 11/19/2025 Chair Rizo will work on the draft report and send out for suggested feedback. A future meeting date will be set up for the approval of the final 2024 Use of Force Report to be distributed to the Mayor, Village Manager and Chair of the Public Safety Commission. Chief Barnes will determine future meeting dates or continued discussion on RBT (Reality Based Training) sessions and refresher training on Use of Force tools that the police department uses. The 2025 data/statistics are in the process of being compiled. Adjournment – A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Chair Rizo with second motions by Muhammad Habib and Harriet Jacobs. The meeting adjourned at 9:22pm June 22, 2026 Date of Approval Cindy Pechter Administrative Specialist Doc #595640 11/19/2025