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Villa Park trustees authorize third‑party background checks and approve police, fire candidate changes
Summary
Trustees approved removing several candidates from police and fire eligibility lists, issued a conditional offer to a fire candidate, and authorized a third‑party background‑check service at a cap of $250 per applicant to comply with a new state law and reduce staff hours.
Villa Park trustees approved a series of personnel actions on Tuesday, removing several applicants from police and fire eligibility registers, approving a conditional offer for a fire candidate and authorizing a third‑party background‑check service for police and fire hiring at a not‑to‑exceed cost of $250 per applicant.
The meeting opened with routine business and a unanimous vote to approve the consent agenda. The fire department update followed; Deputy Chief Mitsukakis reported that two candidates — Stanley Phil and Joseph Egan — had withdrawn after accepting other jobs and that multiple other applicants had asked to pass for now or were not yet paramedics. Mitsukakis said one candidate, Michael Anderson, had been recommended for removal from the eligibility list because he “was not very compliant in the process” and was “less…
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