Council grants preliminary approval to updated fire and police commission rules

May 19, 2025

Council gave first-reading approval to comprehensive 2025 updates to the Board of Fire and Police Commission administrative rules, aligning recruitment processes with Illinois statutes and modernizing application procedures to aid recruitment and clarity.

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Administrative Services presented a comprehensive rewrite of the Board and Fire Police Commission administrative rules intended to support police and fire recruitment and align procedures with current Illinois law, including the municipal code and the Fire and Police Commissioners Act. Staff said the rewrite separates police and fire recruitment processes into dedicated chapters, modernizes application and disqualification standards, clarifies appointment and promotion procedures and adds user-friendly graphics to help applicants navigate the process.

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