Board of Fire and Police
Regular MeetingNaperville, IL · April 22, 2025
Minutes
400 S. Eagle Street
City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
http://www.naperville.il.us/
Meeting Minutes
Board of Fire and Police
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 4:00 PM NEU
A. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Davidson at 4:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL:
Present 5- Shafeek Abubaker, Ronald Davidson, Chad Earl, Mike King, and Deana Losurdo
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
Students from Neuqua Valley High School attended
D. REPORTS:
1. Police Department Report
Recruitment - Recruitment Fair at WIU
Testing - Continuing getting ready for Sergeant Promotional Testing
Promotional -
Special Events - CAPS event coming up on 5/15
Operational Update - Taking more guns off the street at TopGolf
2. Fire Department Report
Recruitment - Looking at updating Recruitment video
Testing - Planning for another new hire test in the fall of 2025
Promotional -
Special Events -
Operational Update - New recruits were sworn in on 4/14; doing well so
far
3. Legal Report
E. OLD BUSINESS:
F. NEW BUSINESS:
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Approve the 2025 CAPS Commissioner Award winner for the Police Department
A motion was made by Chairman Davidson and seconded by Commissioner
Abubaker
Aye 5- Abubaker Davidson Earl King Losurdo
Review and approve open and closed session minutes from April 8, 2025
A motion was made by Commissioner King and seconded by Commissioner
Losurdo
Aye 5- Abubaker Davidson Earl King Losurdo
G. CLOSED SESSION:
4:19 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.
H. ACTION ITEMS:
Approve/Deny the appeal request of police officer candidate #3 Castillo (from the list
established 8/9/24)
A motion was DENIED by Chairman Davidson and seconded by Commissioner
Abubaker
Aye 5- Abubaker Davidson Earl King Losurdo
Motion to authorize the hire of police officer candidate #4 Ruiz (from the list established
8/9/24)
Motion was tabled
Motion to continue in the process police officer candidate #1 Keith IV
A motion was made by Chairman Davidson and seconded by Commissioner King
Aye 5- Abubaker Davidson Earl King Losurdo
Motion to continue in the process police officer lateral candidate #1 Henderson
A motion was made by Chairman Davidson and seconded by Commissioner
Losurdo
Aye 5- Abubaker Davidson Earl King Losurdo
Motion to continue in the process police officer lateral candidate #2 Schacherbauer
A motion was DENIED by Chairman Davidson and seconded by Commissioner
Abubaker
Aye 4- Abubaker Davidson Earl Losurdo
Abstain 1- King
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Approve the destruction of the recording of the July 11, 2023 and July 25, 2023 closed
session minutes
A motion was made by Chairman Davidson and seconded by Commissioner
Losurdo
Aye 5- Abubaker Davidson Earl King Losurdo
I. ADJOURNMENT:
5:01 p.m.
A motion for adjournment was made by Chairman Davidson and seconded by
Commissioner Abubaker
Aye 5- Abubaker Davidson Earl King Losurdo
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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, April 22, 2025 4:00 PM NEU
A. CALL TO ORDER:
I Chairman Davidson would like to call the Board of Fire and Police Meeting for April 22,
2025 to order.
B. ROLL CALL:
Chairman Davidson
Commissioner Abubaker
Commissioner Earl
Commissioner King
Commissioner Losurdo
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
D. REPORTS:
1. Police Department Report
• Recruitment
• Testing
• Promotional
• Special Events
• Operational Update
2. Fire Department Report
• Recruitment
• Testing
• Promotional
• Special Events
• Operational Update
3. Legal Report
E. OLD BUSINESS:
F. NEW BUSINESS:
25-0535 Approve the 2025 CAPS Commissioner Award winner for the Police
Department
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25-0536 Review and approve open and closed session minutes from April 8,
2025
G. CLOSED SESSION:
I Chairman Davidson move to adjourn to closed session on Tuesday, April 22, 2025
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 Davidson
Commissioner Abubaker
Commissioner Earl
Commissioner King
Commissioner Losurdo
I Chairman Davidson move the motion to adjourn closed session and return to open.
Do I have a second?
H. ACTION ITEMS:
25-0538 Approve/Deny the appeal request of police officer candidate #3 Castillo
(from the list established 8/9/24)
25-0539 Motion to authorize the hire of police officer candidate #4 Ruiz (from the
list established 8/9/24)
25-0540 Motion to continue in the process police officer candidate #1 Keith IV
25-0541 Motion to continue in the process police officer lateral candidate #1
Henderson
25-0542 Motion to continue in the process police officer lateral candidate #2
Schacherbauer
25-0543 Approve the destruction of the recording of the July 11, 2023 and July
25, 2023 closed session minutes
I. ADJOURNMENT:
I Chairman Davidson move the motion for adjournment. Do I have a second?
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