Fire and Police Commission

Jose Igartua, Member Village of Brian Schurter, Member David Sherrick, Chairman Rantoul 109 E. Grove Ave. Rantoul, IL 61866 217-893-5605 ph. 217-893-9556 fax BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS RANTOUL FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION Minutes of Quarterly Meeting Tuesday, January 16, 2024 1:00 p.m. Rantoul Police Department Conference Room 109 E. Grove Avenue, Rantoul, Illinois Present: David Sherrick – Commission Chairman Brian Schurter – Commission Member Jose Igartua – Commission Member Chief Tony Brown – Rantoul Police Department Deputy Chief Justin Bouse – Rantoul Police Department Deputy Chief Rodney Sullivan – Rantoul Police Department Hailey Braden – Recording Secretary 1. Commissioner Schurter called the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m. 2. Public Comments a. No public comments. 3. Approve Minutes a. Commissioner Schurter made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Chairman Sherrick seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written. 4. Old Business a. Deputy Chief Bouse gave an update on the new hires. He informed the Board that Officer Rich Little completed his FTO program and has been on his own since December. Officer Yaleina Anaya and Officer Alec Rein graduated PTI in December and are currently in the FTO program. Officer Tim Beckett resigned in December. Deputy Chief Sullivan advised that written exams are scheduled for February 8th and 10th, and would like to have a date set for oral interviews with the Board soon after that. The Board members agreed to schedule oral interviews on February 16th. Deputy Chief Bouse added that they are hoping to get 2 new hires to send to PTI in May. 5. New Business a. Chief Brown suggested an amendment to the rules and regulations regarding the eligibility list, but after clarifying the interpretation of the language with the Board, it was agreed the amendment was not needed. 6. Other Business a. The next quarterly meeting of the Rantoul Board of Fire and Police Commissioners is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Rantoul Police Department. 7. Adjournment a. A motion was made by Chairman Scherrick to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Schurter seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 1:11 p.m.